In case you have typed in many login credentials on a website, be it using Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or any other browser, the browser prompts you to save the passwords so that you need not have to enter again the next time. In case you have responded to such prompts and saved your passwords or other data then your browser will now automatically fill in your user name, your password or other data the next time you login to the website.
But, it can actually become a security problem if every time it automatically fills in the login data. In case, someone else is using your home PC and makes the login to the website then your security is compromised. He or she will also be signed in using your password or username. They can gain access to your account and may even misuse it. In such a case, it is very much advisable that you clear your earlier saved passwords. You just need to follow some simple Mozilla Firefox support or Chrome support instructions:
Removing saved passwords in Chrome
Open the Google Chrome browser and after that click on the wrench like icon that you would locate at the top right corner. When you click on the icon, there will be a drop down menu list from where choose ‘Options’. In the Google Chrome Options window that opens up, select the tab which is labeled ‘Personal Stuff’. After that, click on the ‘Show saved passwords’ button. Then, a window named ‘Passwords and Exceptions’ will appear. In that Window, locate and click on the button named ‘Remove All’.
Before you remove all the passwords that you had saved from its database, the Google Chrome will ask you for a confirmation. After that, choose ‘Yes’ option for continuing and then all passwords will be removed.
Mozilla Firefox support instructions for removing saved passwords in Firefox
This is not different from the steps you followed for Chrome. Open Mozilla Firefox and then select the ‘Tools’ option from the menu bar and then choose ‘Options’. In the Options Windows, get a list of the many passwords that you have under the tab labeled ‘Security’. After that, the user needs to click on the ‘Saved Passwords’ button for getting a list of the many passwords that has been saved in the database of the browser. From this list, you are required to choose the passwords that needs to be removed and then click on the ‘Remove’ button.
In case you want to remove all the passwords you have saved, click on the button labeled ‘Remove All’. Finally, click on the ‘Close’ button for closing the window.
But, it can actually become a security problem if every time it automatically fills in the login data. In case, someone else is using your home PC and makes the login to the website then your security is compromised. He or she will also be signed in using your password or username. They can gain access to your account and may even misuse it. In such a case, it is very much advisable that you clear your earlier saved passwords. You just need to follow some simple Mozilla Firefox support or Chrome support instructions:
Removing saved passwords in Chrome
Open the Google Chrome browser and after that click on the wrench like icon that you would locate at the top right corner. When you click on the icon, there will be a drop down menu list from where choose ‘Options’. In the Google Chrome Options window that opens up, select the tab which is labeled ‘Personal Stuff’. After that, click on the ‘Show saved passwords’ button. Then, a window named ‘Passwords and Exceptions’ will appear. In that Window, locate and click on the button named ‘Remove All’.
Before you remove all the passwords that you had saved from its database, the Google Chrome will ask you for a confirmation. After that, choose ‘Yes’ option for continuing and then all passwords will be removed.
Mozilla Firefox support instructions for removing saved passwords in Firefox
This is not different from the steps you followed for Chrome. Open Mozilla Firefox and then select the ‘Tools’ option from the menu bar and then choose ‘Options’. In the Options Windows, get a list of the many passwords that you have under the tab labeled ‘Security’. After that, the user needs to click on the ‘Saved Passwords’ button for getting a list of the many passwords that has been saved in the database of the browser. From this list, you are required to choose the passwords that needs to be removed and then click on the ‘Remove’ button.
In case you want to remove all the passwords you have saved, click on the button labeled ‘Remove All’. Finally, click on the ‘Close’ button for closing the window.
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