After so many high-profile data breaches, it’s time developers learned that storing passwords is a really bad idea. And there is a perfectly workable alternative.

Startups Encrypt your data using Chrome This article first appeared on January 27th, 2012. Google Chrome is a wonderful browser to use, especially because it’s so clean.

But my question is this: why should passwords be encrypted if they are being stored in a secure database? I realize that if someone hacks in to my database they will get everyone's password.