Scared that Edge loads your passwords into memory in plaintext? A dedicated password manager keeps them inside an encrypted vault
A researcher found that Microsoft Edge is the only Chromium browser that loads all your saved passwords in plaintext in memory on startup. If that makes you nervous, a dedicated password manager is a safe and simple way to protect sensitive accounts.
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All eyes were on Microsoft Edge this week after it was revealed the browser stores and loads passwords in plaintext upon startup.

