![]() ![]() I just don’t want them anywhere on the web. Once 1password merged my existing passwords into a new cloud vault, I blew away the local vault, recreated it, and moved over financial institution and other sensitive credentials from cloud to iPhone. So, this week I finally subscribed to 1password ($36/yr) and was able to kick LastPass to the curb (with a clean, comprehensive import). What I didn’t realize at that time, after they decided to support both cloud and local accounts, is that the two implementations can coexist. ![]() Which is why I railed against 1password’s 2017 cloud requirement (which they wisely, thankfully backed off of). Any random rogue browser extension can read everything (and I suspect how my Yahoo Mail address book was harvested, years ago) – including that 1password web view of your vault. But even if their cloud and our vaults remain secure, computer operating systems and browsers provide additional vectors of attack. While 1password has never been breached and their technical architecture is actually fortified to keep our data secure in that scenario, experience tells us never say never – nothing is foolproof. Whereas, I’d place my less critical credentials (think: Netflix) in LastPass for efficient cross platform access, including computer browser extension. However, I have led something of a double life in utilizing 1password without a subscription to store “important” passwords within a “local” iPhone vault. And have frequently recommended 1Password ( for years). Like most, I advocate a password manager. ![]()
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