alt Hacker NewsCorrect me if I am wrong but chrome is-at least was- keeping passwords as raw text in Windows too. I got friend's forgotten password from Chrome on 2021 version
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Hikikomori • yesterday at 10:25 PM
Chrome added app bound encryption of cookie files in 2024.
Yeah it's been years but I remember seeing arguments with Google devs saying if someone had access to your local file system, you're already SOL.