There is no denying that password managers built into browsers are pretty convenient.
In fact some of them, like Firefox or Opera, protect sensitive data with a master password, not to mention the added bonus of necessary countermeasures to prevent advertisers and wrongdoers from tracking our online activity or getting access to passwords and other credentials.
However, there is a very good reason why security experts constantly warn users to stay away from the built-in password manager of their browsers. And the latest research conducted by Princeton’s Center for Information Technology Policy might as well be the final nail in the coffin of browser password managers, since all that is needed for advertisers (and hackers) to get your details is a login stored into the browser’s own password manager to use for autofill later. Read More…