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Old Oct 20, 2018, 2:14 am
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Originally Posted by RealHJ
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A password manager is for lazy people and anyone with even a little bit of security consciousness would stay away from those like the plague. That is like giving all your personal details away to some random stranger (almost). Unfathomable why people actually use those things (or allow browsers to store passwords, etc.). Just use your head; it's not that hard.
Uh, that's certainly one opinion.

I have a great memory. I also have over 200 sites in my password manager (60+ in my "Travel" category alone).

A good password manager doesn't literally store your actual passwords, it stores an encrypted version of them, and the encryption key never leaves your device.

They're not foolproof or perfect, but for most people the benefits of being able to use long/complex and unique passwords on multiple sites far outweighs the risks (which are present, sure) of using a password manager.
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