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This is why gamers should reject kernel anti cheats. A single dev at a single company that requires one could read them as easily as any other file. I'm not exaggerating, unless I'm misinformed
Just use a separate boot for games
One that is not Windows, yes
I think instead I will choose to both A) not install a rootkit on my desktop B) avoid an OS that handles passwords in plaintext
Fuck Microslop Fuck windows 11
Microsoft SSH agent persistently stores your unencrypted private keys in the registry. They're still there unlocked and usable after you reboot.
does this company intentionally want users to stop using it? cuz day by day either theres a new windows bug or just shittier softwares
Not to worry, the next update will fix it. (And make 12 others things worse. Also it will make your printer stop working. Again.)
Our lives are in the hands of morons. What the fuck.
Theres an AI for that.
Everytime I read a Microsoft headline these days
HOLY @#%^ WHAT IN THE @#%^ DO THEY MEAN "NOT TO WORRY"?????????????????
Well, hold on now, maybe Microsoft has a reasonable explanation for how they actually do secure their passwords...
This is an expected feature of the application.
... Never mind.
Design choices in this area involve balancing performance, usability, and security
Nothing to do with usability since decrypting your passwords one by one is perfectly fine. So they are saying this is about performance ? Holy fuck...
Safety and security are foundational to Microsoft Edge. Access to browser data as described in the reported scenario would require the device to already be compromised. Design choices in this area involve balancing performance, usability, and security, and we continue to review it against evolving threats.
"We value user safety and usability, but if you're already compromised you can go fuck yourself"
2026 is gonna be the year I finally move to Linux. I have huge concerns about many aspects of switching, but they're being overtaken by concerns about staying with Windows. I don't even mind if my overall user experience is a bit worse on Linux (I am trying to have reasonable expectations that it won't be the walk in the park Linux advocates on Lemmy like to claim), I just have much more faith in its security, privacy, customisability and - most importantly - the motivations and intentions of its developers.
Best of luck! If you've got questions or problems feel free to DM me (or reply here) and I'll try to help as best I can. I've been using linux since the mid 90s, so I have a decent idea of how it all works :)
This is sort of like saying "I leave my valuables in plain sight by my door because it has a lock on it and door locks are trustworthy." I'm not super into cyber security and stuff but it seems like one of the most common problems is programs managing to get access to memory they shouldn't have access to. It seems to happen all the time! Just like many locks for you door are trash.
Defense in depth is a concept they teach you in cybersecurity 101. But that's expensive and time consuming, so you end up with shit like this.
It’s ridiculous. It presupposes that cybersecurity doesn’t value or employ defense in depth. Completely untrue.
Look at the attack vector researchers were trying to solve when they created OAuth2.0 w/ PKCE.
Access to browser data as described in the reported scenario would require the device to already be compromised.
Yes you can open our safe with just a good yank but if a thief can do that they’re already in your house.
I don’t worry, I just don’t use Edge or Windows or any MS software really (except for Teams at work)
"Yeah totally secure! Just trust me!.." basically
This is LITERALLY isn't secure; they should atleast make it encrypted. This is just the same as using your notes app as password manager! But it's microsoft, and they're willingly giving your bitlocker encryption key to the FBIs for your drives. So I'm not surprised..
Microsoft - So secure we ROT13 encode everything... TWICE!
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.
Why did I read "Microsoft Edge lords"?
And this is why you don't give microslop anything
