On Thursday, data management firm Identity Finder announced that it had discovered a major flaw in Google Chrome's security.
Identity Finder said Chrome's cache unconsciously stores personal data from names, e-mail and street addresses, and even bank account numbers in plain text format to a user's hard drive. This would only occur if a user would type his personal information in webforms of trusted sites or if the information was typed directly into the address bar.
The primary function of a browser cache would be to store website files in order to speed loading of websites by the user's next visit.
Identity Finder CEO Todd Feinman said, "Private information is being served on a silver platter for any criminal industrious enough to gain access. This should frighten any consumer or business using Google Chrome."
Despite Internt security flaws plaguing Google, the company had been focusing more on its marketability via mobile devices. Larry Page, CEO of Google said about its second quarter earnings, "Google had a great quarter with over $14 billion in revenue - up 19% year-on-year."
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