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Microsoft Edge loads your passwords into memory in plaintext, but Microsoft says not to worry
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this post was submitted on 06 May 2026
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They say not to worry because they know nobody uses that dumpster fire of a browser so there's no actual risk of your passwords being leaked since you're not using it anyways.
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Unless you're like me and the websites you use for work require it and don't work in literally any other browser (I have tried everything)