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Jenkins Law Library Video Tip (Episode 201307): Protecting Saved Passwords, Firefox vs. Chrome

Jenkins Law Library Video Tip (Episode 201307): Firefox lets you protect your saved passwords with a master password. Google Chrome does not, calling the master password a "false sense of security" given that a skilled hacker who gets access to your computer will be able to extract whatever information he/she desires. That's true -- but a master password is still good protection against the other 99.9% of the people who want to snoop at your information.

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