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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.

"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..

You guys are using edge?

phew it’s an expected feature, thank goodness!!!

if they patch this, they should be dragged through the town square after that comment

Everytime I read a Microsoft headline these days

That's the added trust and security they always boast about

How will the NSA spy on you if Microsoft doesn't hand them your passwords?

Trust me bro

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"

M365 chat also fetches a copy of whatever secured file links you send to each other. Goes without saying, but never use Microsoft products if you value security.

I haven't used a Microsoft browser or operating syatem in almost 25 years.

Microsoft SSH agent persistently stores your unencrypted private keys in the registry. They're still there unlocked and usable after you reboot.

https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH/issues/1487

I don’t worry, I just don’t use Edge or Windows or any MS software really (except for Teams at work)

Nothing in this timeline surprises me any more.

How can a company manage to be so bafflingly incompetent and why are there people out there still standing for it.

does this company intentionally want users to stop using it? cuz day by day either theres a new windows bug or just shittier softwares

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.

Our lives are in the hands of morons. What the fuck.

.... They are so bad