I have begun using 2 factor authorization on my Google account. I feel safer now but of course it's a bit of frustration if phone is not in the pocket.
Yes you are right, it means at this point of website the security concern is low. we should aware of that thank you.
however, they are not the only one! Firefox did as well. Though Firefox offers to use a master password and encryption. Read this...
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/352619,chrome-firefox-store-saved-passwords-in-plain-text.aspx
and this
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/aug/07/google-chrome-password-security-flaw
I've been using Opera for 15 years or more, but even in Opera I don't use the password manager that is built in. Haven't studied the latest chromium/blink based Opera to see if it inherits this behaviour, the versions I use store them encrypted supposedly, with a master password. I still use, are you ready for this...ZDNet's Password Pro, hehe! On my Windows PCs anyhow!
It never ceases to amaze me what people give up in the name of convenience!
Wiz
Hadn't realized Google Chrome does that... does make you wonder just how many out there do this, which leads to less confidence from the part of the user.
Anyhow last reports I read say it stores passwords in clear text.
danger in double use of passwords
Today I came to a website I had not logged on to for months. I had forgotten my password, so I asked for an updating email. I got one very quickly: it showed the same password I had been using for my local network. Obviously I had used the same password twice (some I use in more than 2 places, though usually with slight variants...), assuming the usual shuffling practice; equally obviously this site (evisions, for those who want to know) stores passwords in clear. That does not mean they are visible to all the world, but it reduces confidence.
What other installations store passwords in clear?
I have, of course, changed my network password.