Chrome password issue

G1032

Hi folks

I've noticed an issue with password visibility on Google Chrome

Windows 10, home laptop

I open Chrome. I'm signed out of Google on the laptop. So I can't get into gmail, google photos, google contacts etc etc. This is as expected.

However on the top right of the Chrome window there is an Icon saying 'Paused'
I click this and it says 'Sync is Paused'.

Grand, except for this........When I click this icon I get the option to view the passwords I have saved on Google Passwords. Passwords are initially just dots but if I click the option to view a password it asks me for my Windows password. Once I provide my windows password I'm able to view my gmail passwords.

So anyone with access to the laptop, and who has the Windows password, can view my password details that I've saved on my Google account, even though I'm logged out of that google account. How can this be allowed? Or is there a way to prevent that happening?

Thanks

FanadMan

That's normal with Chrome. Not sure of any way to disable it though.