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Microsoft Edge loads your passwords into memory in plaintext, but Microsoft says not to worry
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this post was submitted on 06 May 2026
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You guys are using edge?
Edge is on my computer, and I can't delete it, at least not with my limited IT experience. It's buried deep in the operating system, and it opens up seemingly randomly, I use firefox.
Looking online about getting rid of it, others described it as cancer.