<![CDATA[Passwords not private and secure]]>I re-open Opera after having swiped it away or having manually closed it by pressing its power button. Then I log into one of my website accounts. Opera automatically fills in my user ID and password without my having to re-enter my master password to my saved passwords.
Thus, anyone could simply pick up my phone and log in to any of my accounts such as bank accounts, medical accounts, etc., without knowing my user ID or password.

Android version 16
Phone Moto g 2025
Opera version 94.3.4936.87024

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/87924/passwords-not-private-and-secureRSS for NodeSun, 11 Oct 2026 13:07:39 GMTWed, 11 Feb 2026 23:06:11 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Passwords not private and secure on Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:57:24 GMT]]>@rif Not only Opera, but Chrome, Edge and others since Chromium uses your phone password to encrypt your saved passwords.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/399612https://forums.opera.com/post/399612Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:57:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Passwords not private and secure on Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:31:29 GMT]]>@leocg said in Passwords not private and secure:

@telindow That's how it always worked, and not only in Opera.

It's the screen lock that protects your data on your phone.

So Opera is forcing me to have a phone screen lock to access my passwords on mobile. I wonder why?

Myself, my wife and 2 daughters have no screen locks on our phones for the past 20 years. I wonder how many others don't have screen locks.

I don't think I've ever tried to access my passwords on Opera Mobile and last night I tried and ran into this so I had no idea this is how it has always been.

Opera: Private Web Browser
Version: 95.1.4982.87307

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/399604https://forums.opera.com/post/399604Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:31:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Passwords not private and secure on Wed, 11 Feb 2026 23:40:53 GMT]]>@leocg
OK. C'est la vie.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/399337https://forums.opera.com/post/399337Wed, 11 Feb 2026 23:40:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Passwords not private and secure on Wed, 11 Feb 2026 23:19:34 GMT]]>@telindow That's how it always worked, and not only in Opera.

It's the screen lock that protects your data on your phone.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/399334https://forums.opera.com/post/399334Wed, 11 Feb 2026 23:19:34 GMT