Does anyone use a VPN and/or Password Vault?

[alaskanseminole]

The Search Engine thread got me thinking.

Search engines

I use Google Chrome, and lately at work the default search engine gets switched to Yahoo, which annoys me. I far prefer Google's search engine. Anyone else experience this? Am I in the minority for preferring Google? Am I less safe using it?

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Anyone here use a VPN or other data-protective tools? I used to use BitDefender, but got tired of it always thinking my iObit Advanced System Care was a virus. Now I just use Microsoft's native antivirus, but have been meaning to step up my protection.

What are you guys using to protect your Penn State Professor-type web searches and pics of Trad's mom?

 

[SWIowahawks]

I use a VPN to watch out of market MLB games.

 

[ericram]

Yes I use a VPN whenever I am online on my cell phone.

 

[BelemNole]

No. If someone wants to look at photos of bbq and trout they're free to hack me.

 

[ericram]

And I used Google password saver.

 

[Moral]

I use NordPass, and Lastpass for password managers. I use zero trust software for antivirus. I have used NordVPN in the past.

No. If someone wants to look at photos of bbq and trout they're free to hack me.

 

[Moral]

And I used Google password saver.

Don't do that.

 

[ericram]

Don't do that.

Why?

 

[Moral]

Why?

It isn’t secure at all. It is essentially as secure as the old excel password spreadsheet, if not less secure. It wasn’t really made to be a password real password manager and I wish they would either just remove it, or actually encrypt it and require occasional 2FA to unlock it. As it is now a virus could snag every chrome password in around .003 seconds.

 

[ericram]

Which one is recommended? Don't really want another fee app.

 

[Moral]

Which one is recommended? Don't really want another fee app.

Nordpass and Lastpass have free versions. Lastpass seems to be stepping things up since they had a breach recently. They both also have apps, a password manager program for computers, and plugins for browsers. I favor NordPass a bit more nowadays.

 

[damayason]

I use 1Password on NYT’s Wirecutter recommendation.

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[alaskanseminole]

Nordpass and Lastpass have free versions. Lastpass seems to be stepping things up since they had a breach recently. They both also have apps, a password manager program for computers, and plugins for browsers. I favor NordPass a bit more nowadays.

I'm test driving NordPass (finally). What a great program. Taking some time to sort out 600+ imported passwords, though. I notice it somehow replicated a lot during input. For example, I had 12 USAA username/passwords that were all the same.

If I stick to this one, do I just delete the entire Google Password Manager in Chrome?

 

[Moral]

I'm test driving NordPass (finally). What a great program. Taking some time to sort out 600+ imported passwords, though. I notice it somehow replicated a lot during input. For example, I had 12 USAA username/passwords that were all the same.

If I stick to this one, do I just delete the entire Google Password Manager in Chrome?

Yes, I would. You can also export from Nordpass to a CSV if you decided you want to leave Nordpass so to go elsewhere, so not really much of a worry about redundancy either.

 

[alaskanseminole]

Yes, I would. You can also export from Nordpass to a CSV if you decided you want to leave Nordpass so to go elsewhere, so not really much of a worry about redundancy either.

I'm going to test it a few more days then probably pay for a subscription and then download the mobile app.

 

[millah_22]

All my passwords are my social number. That way I don't ever forget either.

 

[alaskanseminole]

All my passwords are my social number. That way I don't ever forget either.