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Weird show-password icon(eye), additionally to the any show-password(eye) icon provided by website.
Today I saw, two show password icon on my google login page, and felt unsafe. To reassure, i hard refreshed and cleared cache, but it didnt go away. Then to make matters worse, the same icon (with same design, colors, etc) appeared in almost all major sites, i.e fb, aws, canva etc. Is this a edge feature, or should i be worried? And if it is something malicious, how do i resolve it?
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muditrustagii Thanks for reaching out. I know the team has been working on password functionality, and my gut feeling is that it's part of the browser. However, I want to ensure that you have accurate information, so I'm going to bring this up with our Privacy team right now. I'll let you know their thoughts!
Fawkes (they/them)
Project & Community Manager - Microsoft Edge
muditrustagii Thanks for reaching out. I know the team has been working on password functionality, and my gut feeling is that it's part of the browser. However, I want to ensure that you have accurate information, so I'm going to bring this up with our Privacy team right now. I'll let you know their thoughts!
Fawkes (they/them)
Project & Community Manager - Microsoft EdgeDeleted ok, thanks.
muditrustagii I've confirmed with our Privacy team and Password feature owners that yes, this is indeed part of Microsoft Edge! However, the odd UI of the double eye and the fact that it made you question security are both important things for us to note, so they are looking into that now.
Let us know if you have any other thoughts about this feature.
Fawkes (they/them)
Project & Community Manager - Microsoft Edge
- It's a feature in edge, & I don't like it too.... This behavior should be improved. Deleted can give more insight on the topic.
muditrustagii are you using some kind of password manager like Bitwarden or LastPass?- IMHO, it seems like a productive feature to me. Although if there exists a show password icon, It would be redundant to have another one. Also, if its a feature, users could be made aware about this, either through a popup or something else, so they don't feel anxious.
