diff --git a/www/js/ionicUtils.js b/www/js/ionicUtils.js
index cf75d1f43..7b0885ce9 100644
--- a/www/js/ionicUtils.js
+++ b/www/js/ionicUtils.js
@@ -7,17 +7,28 @@
 angular.module('ionic.utils', [])
 
   .factory('$localstorage', ['$window', function ($window) {
+    var sensitiveKeyPattern = /(pass(word)?|secret|token|auth|api[_-]?key|session|cookie|credential|jwt)/i;
+    function canStoreKey(key) {
+      return key && !sensitiveKeyPattern.test(key);
+    }
+
     return {
 
       init: function () {},
 
       set: function (key, value) {
+        if (!canStoreKey(key)) {
+          return;
+        }
         $window.localStorage[key] = value;
       },
       get: function (key, defaultValue) {
         return $window.localStorage[key] || defaultValue;
       },
       setObject: function (key, value) {
+        if (!canStoreKey(key)) {
+          return;
+        }
         $window.localStorage[key] = JSON.stringify(value);
       },
       getObject: function (key) {