Swapping to Firefox, to Brave, to Vanadium, to Android, to iPhone and then over to Linux will be no problem as your passwords will follow you about anywhere. The utility of migrating from platform to platform is a ton easier with a dedicated manager. By using a password manager, specifically an open-source one, you eliminate this risk completely. If that happens, kiss goodbye to accessing anything you dumped on their servers.įurthermore what if a bad actor at Google decides to go out with a bang and takes a dump of user passwords? It's not a guarantee but the fact remains that it is a possibility. What happens if your Google account is randomly banned without recourse? Like any service people have had their accounts instantly terminated without any seemingly fair reason. They make promises, but how much do you trust them?
It is closed-source so who knows what goes on. If you're lazy and stay "signed in" to your devices, perhaps someone steals your unlocked phone and now has everything at their fingertips?īeyond this, consider that Google itself now holds all this data for you.ĭo you know where they keep it? Who can look at it? How it is stored? No one truly does. Just make sure you enter your new password correctly to ensure that you’re able to log in. This means you’ll also need to edit them in Google Password Manager in Chrome.
Over time, you’ll likely change your passwords.
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"I have two-factor auth turned on for my Google account" is a valid point and will add to the outside security of your account, but doesn't truly factor in the risk of data breaches. Also read: Chrome Password Breach Warning: How to Check and Fix ASAP. They can sync every password (and they'll have your Gmail too don't forget) to their own machine and play havoc. If you have any tiny lapse and somehow someone gets into your Google account, it's game over. A key point to remember is that using Chrome password manager is still better than using nothing at all, but it is not nearly as secure as a dedicated password manager.
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