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MuricaFYeah | 6 years ago

> Why would anyone want a password manager with this privacy policy?

Why would anyone want a cloud based, proprietary, non-free, non-oss password manager is what I really want to know.

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CharlesColeman|6 years ago

> Why would anyone want a cloud based, proprietary, non-free, non-oss password manager is what I really want to know.

Former reputation and inertia. I use it, and when I started it seemed to have the best reputation for ease of use. I also recall that its security model was publicly endorsed by quite a few people who looked at it closely. I only use it for "less important" sites, which basically means everything that isn't a primary email account or an investment website. For those, I use 2FA whenever possible and memorize random passwords [1].

I've been interested in switching since LastPass was bought by LogMeIn, but it's never been a high enough priority for me to actually spend the time to search for another tool.

[1] when memorization gets to be too much, I split the passwords in half: a common half I memorize, and a unique half I write down on paper.

thekingofh|6 years ago

Because there's not a replacement that syncs well and is easy to teach your non-techie parents/spouse how to use to log into their shared accounts.

ptx|6 years ago

What's the problem with the built-in one in Firefox? It has optional syncing if you want it.