Skip to main content

All Questions

Tagged with
0 votes
1 answer
439 views

Can browser cookies be protected (in Firefox)?

I read an article about identity hijacking that caught my mind. Today I save my credentials locally in Firefox (using a master password). I also use multi-factor-authentication for important sites. I ...
user3569107's user avatar
1 vote
1 answer
789 views

How to find unsaved passwords in Firefox (if possible)

I created an account for a website, but forgot to copy and save the password I used. I don't remember it because it's a bunch of random characters. I am now logged into the site, but I won't be able ...
GPWR's user avatar
  • 511
1 vote
0 answers
151 views

Restoring Passwords in Chrome

Recent versions of Chrome have been a disaster, crashing constantly and frequently taking windows with it. I backed up everything in C:\Users\me\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data. I uninstalled ...
TonyLuigiC's user avatar
0 votes
1 answer
445 views

I deleted password from chrome://settings/passwords now I want to put it back but Chrome will not ask

I deleted a password from chrome://settings/passwords. I now want to put it back but Chrome will not ask me to save it. (I deleted it because I saved the wrong password.) Now I know the password and I ...
Ark's user avatar
  • 1
1 vote
1 answer
38 views

My chrome lost its passwords and stopped logging me into my favourite sites when it has them

Chrome used to remember that I am logged in to my web Outlook, my Facebook etc and open them logged in. A library visit gone wrong seems to have removed my passwords but even now that I have added ...
David Russell Brake's user avatar
2 votes
1 answer
8k views

Is it necessary to log out of a website in an incognito window if you’re just going to close the window afterward?

I use online banking, typically in an incognito window. I also use other, less important accounts in incognito windows because I don't want websites to be tracking me across the Internet (tracking ...
S. Park's user avatar
  • 33
3 votes
4 answers
2k views

How do I securely delete cookies and saved passwords?

Is there a way, from inside Firefox or Safari, to delete cookies and saved passwords in such a way that the data is unrecoverable (similar to Secure Empty Trash)? Or do they already do this out of ...
Matt Solnit's user avatar
  • 1,640