Comment #49 on issue 812 by [email protected]: Profile/login support
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=812

The truth of the matter is that security is not binary (on or off) there  
are many
levels. I suggest we take a step back from digital security and looking at  
physical
home security.

It is well known that locking your door is not enough to keep anyone from  
entering
through that doorway. The door may always be broke down with brute force  
and a more
skilled individual may be able to pick the lock. Even with this knowledge,  
and with
stronger security measures in place, I still lock my door because I know  
there are
those who are relatively trusted and allowed past the stronger defenses,  
but would
consider an unlocked door an invitation to enter an area they normally  
would not.
Thus, while still a form of security, the lock is only meant as a stern  
suggestion to
turn away. (Just think of the lock on a household's bathroom door.)

While a master password does not truly secure the data it protects, I want  
a password
vault without a master password as much as I want a front door without a  
lock. I do
understand the feeling that providing a master password may be misleading,  
but it is
not useless. I would ask that a master password be provided for the  
password vault
regardless of whether there was some prior login. Add a disclaimer if you  
feel you
must, but please provide the option.

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