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"path": "/threads/ms-edge-apparently-stores-passwords-in-ram-in-the-clear-chrome-doesnt.2634594/",
"publishedAt": "2026-05-07T13:45:14.000Z",
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"textContent": "\n\t\t\thttps://www.pcmag.com/news/researcher-finds-microsoft-edge-stored-passwords-load-in-plaintext\n\t\t\n\n\nI wonder what Microsoft's reason was for downgrading the security of software that had already been designed for them. I would be surprised if it was a good reason.",
"title": "MS Edge apparently stores passwords in RAM in the clear, Chrome doesn't"
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