Well, as a sys admin, I use this feature of Chrome (and FF before it) all the time, because the browser doesn't always recognize password fields on many sites and thus won't auto fill it for me. Most of my passwords are in KeePass but this is much easier to get at, so I let it still exist. I consider it a feature and, as has been pointed out, most options to lock users out of seeing this are security theater anyway. The browser HAS to be able to use this password if you want it to autofill, so they might as well let US, the users, see them as well. When I worked at an office with others, I never left my PC unlocked. Some users took the extra step of not storing passwords in the browser. If you don't like it, don't use it. I don't want it to change.