How to manage, view and delete saved passwords in Chrome

Managing multiple passwords is a headache that every modern day internet user has to deal with. Every website you sign up to will request a new username and password and will judge you if it is too weak! Chrome has multiple features to help you with the so-called ‘password fatigue’ by saving and managing passwords for you. Here is a brief guide on how to get the most out of these features.

First, understanding how Chrome deals with passwords

The first step is to be signed into your Chrome account. If you are using an Android device, you can use something known as Google Smart Lock. They both fulfil the function of saving your passwords. Additionally, with Smart Lock, passwords you save can be synced with your Chrome account to be used on your computer.

Auto generated passwords

Coming up with a new password every time can be tricky. Chrome boasts an auto generate feature where it will automatically create a password for you and save it so that it can be autofilled the next time you visit the site. It is important to note that this only works when you are signed into Chrome, so if you are not, you won’t have any way to log in as you won’t know the auto generated password.

How saving passwords works in practice

The method is pretty straightforward. The first time you login to a website a dialog will open, usually in the top right corner, that offers you three options.
A ‘Save Password‘ option
A ‘Nope‘ option
A drop down arrow that reveals a ‘Never‘ option



If you want to save the password, hit the first option. If you don’t, hit the second. If you want to turn of the save password option for this particular website, click the drop down arrow and choose ‘Never’. 

Note that for mobile devices, you’ll only see a ‘Yes’ and a ‘Never’ option.

But I don’t want that!

It’s true that people can sometimes find this feature annoying or unhelpful. Maybe you are using multiple devices, some of them public, and you could find yourself clicking the wrong option if you are in a hurry. Now you have an automatic login to your account on a device that other people will use. Additionally, some people simply prefer to remember their passwords.

If you want to turn of the save password option for Chrome, you can do so at anytime.

Click the “hamburger” symbol in the top right corner and scroll down and click on ‘settings’.
At the bottom of the page click advanced settings.

You’ll find a section marked ‘Passwords and forms’. Here you simply uncheck the box marked ‘Offer to save your web passwords’

And that’s it! Chrome will no longer offer to save your passwords until you re-tick the box. If you want to achieve this for mobile devices you will need to open your Chrome app. Open the Chrome menu, go to ‘Save passwords’ in settings and slide the blue slider to ‘off’.

Viewing and deleting your saved passwords

You can see which passwords you have saved by going back to your advanced settings and clicking ‘Manage passwords’. A dialog will open with a list of your saved passwords. Inside this dialog window, you are also able to delete any password you don’t want Google to store for you anymore.

For Android devices, as well as for iPhone and iPad, you simply return to where you found the blue slider and touch the link for “View and manage saved passwords at passwords.google.com”. You can also view them on the web at passwords.google.com, as long as you are signed into your Chrome or Smart lock account.

Protection of children's biometric information in schools

Guidance for schools, sixth-form colleges, 16 to 19 academies and further education institutions wishing to use automated biometric recognition systems.

Applies to:

England

Documents

Protection of biometric information of children in schools

Ref: DFE-57002-2012PDF, 228KB, 13 pages

Details

The legal duties of schools and colleges that wish to use pupils’ biometric information with automated biometric recognition systems.

The duties of schools in the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 set out in this guidance came into effect from 1 September 2013.

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Screen Time Safety

If children use technology in the appropriate environments and with the correct supervision and monitoring, children can benefit greatly from interaction with technology. However, it’s important that children understand how to use technology in healthy amounts.

• By the age of seven the average child will have spent a full year of 24-hour days watching recreational screen media (Dr Aric Sigman).
• In a survey with 1000 British mothers it was found that 85% of parents have used technology to keep their children entertained (Jary S, 2015).
• 30% of parents worry that their children do not spend enough time playing outside. The AO.com survey found that children are spending on average around 17 hours a week in front of a screen – almost double that 8.8 weekly hours spent on playing outside (AO.com).

How should I establish screen time rules?

How much time should our children spend in front of a screen?

…let’s find out what the experts say!

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) suggests that:

• Children should not be exposed to media before they are 18 months old, and then only under strict supervision.
• Children aged two to five shouldn’t have more than an hour of screen use a day. Content should be age-appropriate and high quality.
• School-aged children and older should balance media use with other healthy behaviour and should have consistent screen time limits and variation of the type of devices that they use.

And – did you know?

“The French government has banned digital terrestrial TV aimed at all children under three, while Australia and Canada have similar recommendations and guidelines” (Jary S, 2015).

“Taiwanese parents are now legally obliged to monitor their children’s screen time and stop their children from spending too much time on electronic devices” (Lee Seok Kwai, 2015).

Do not fret! It’s not all that bad!

If children use technology in the appropriate environments and with the correct supervision and monitoring, children can benefit greatly from interaction with technology. There are proven benefits such as hand eye coordination, access to a wealth of information, improvement of language skills and problem skills (Will Earp, UK Safer Internet Centre). 

However, it’s important that children understand how to use technology in healthy amounts. Here are some of our top tips on how to establish screen time healthy habits that you can share with your pupils’ parents or with your own family:

1. Healthy exposure. Set and minimise screen time but explain to your children the reasons for doing so.
2. Find some of the latest tech-savvy apps that will help you limit screen time for children. Here are a few to check out: Screen Limit, Net Nanny and SPACE
3. Make sure children take frequent screen breaks. Professor Larry Rosen from the University of California State recommends a limit of 40 minutes followed by an hour break for children under 10.
4. Keep children off screens before bedtime to minimise sleep disruption.
5. Set no-go technology zones! For example, the ground floor in your house could be set as the only place you and your children can use technology – upstairs is a no-go zone for screens!
6. Introduce the concept of a digital diet! Set the date, and as a family set yourself the challenge and stick to your proposed digital diet.
7. Talk to other parents – what works for them and their children?
8. Use technology as positive reinforcement rather than negative. AO.com found that almost 1 in 3 parents confiscate techonology devices as a punishment for bad behaviour. Turn this around! DoodleMaths recently spoke to one parent whom explained how she uses DoodleMaths stars to reward her children – every star earned on DoodleMaths is one minute added to the pot of ‘golden time’ where the children can choose a fun activity to do with their family.
9. Be the perfect role model for your children! If you have banished screen time over dinner, make sure you stick to the rules too.
10. Find alternatives! Get your children to write 10 things they love to do that do not involve using a screen. Kick a ball around, to cook their favourite cake or to simply read a book. When the screen-time-craving tantrums commence, the list will come in very handy.

Article by:

DoodleMaths Team

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