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tlrobinson
on June 3, 2014
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End-To-End – OpenPGP Chrome extension from Google
Does this also mean parts of memory containing, say, passwords could be send to Google?
latj
on June 3, 2014
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This "end to end" encryption happens in the browser. Google is the browser. Google dont need your keys, they have the plain text.
AJ007
on June 3, 2014
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Also, other browser extensions may be able to access what is going on in the browser. So Google and (insert list of other parties.)
woah
on June 3, 2014
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Other software on your computer might as well. Or people walking by in the hallway. So Google and (insert everyone in the world).
opendais
on June 3, 2014
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I think he was thinking the "Save Password" feature.
opendais
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I'd hope not. My guess is the extensions data in memory are included with the crash reports and it doesn't distinguish between extensions.
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