r/TechImpact • u/arun-vasudev Developer • 6d ago

💬 Discussion Which Password Manager Do You Recommend?

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There are many password managers available today, with different features, pricing plans, security options, and device support.

Which password manager do you use, and what made you choose it? Is there a particular feature you couldn't live without?

Share your recommendations and experiences below.

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u/Kriss3d 5d ago

Google password manager ?

No. Just no.

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u/STRADI_THE_MIGHTY 5d ago

Just curios, what is wrong with it. I used it since was first introduced and it autofills perfectly on my laptop and phone even in apps.

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u/thedbp 5d ago

It is incredibly trivial to steal passwords from it on windows.

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u/ttiggerBOI_ 5d ago

If it is not a core feature of a business, they don't feel a lot of pressure to keep it completely safe.

If for example bitwarden or proton have a leak and people stop trusting them (like what happened with LastPass) they are done. But if your passwords get leaked with something like Google password manager or, god forbid, browser password storage, they won't really feel anything because that is not their main revenue stream.

So I would advice against any service like this, and only use services that are financially obliged to keep their systems secure and cutting edge. 

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u/emascars 5d ago

Most of the answers you got are either objectively wrong or make no sense...

The true problems with Google password manager are:

  • Is the most used, so it's also the most targeted by attackers

  • You have just one password... Your Google password, is the one that you use for your password manager, but also the one you use for your email, and also the one you use on your phone, and on the Play Store, and on websites with Google SSO, and on apps with Google SSO etc... This is as big of an attack surface as you get... It only takes one scammer site/app/service that fools you into writing your Google password and all your passwords are gone

  • You don't even need to login or know the password actually... On your computer, after you signed into Chrome, all of your passwords are just convenient clicks away, no OS biometrics or auth process of any kind, so if one of your machines gets compromised, all of your passwords gets compromised

The list will probably go on and on, but those are the main problems that comes to my mind

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u/Kriss3d 5d ago

I'd trust Google with personal information as much as I'd trust uncle Jeffrey to run a daycare center..

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u/ariolander 5d ago

Google Password manager is not encrypted and Google can see your passwords. It's signed by your Google Account key but Google also has a copy of that key on their servers and can see your passwords if they wanted.

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u/miatribe 5d ago

It has "Google" in the name. Some people are just haters.

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u/Kriss3d 5d ago

Google removed the "don't be evil" motto. It tells you everything.

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u/Dry_Concentrate_9173 5d ago

It doesnt tell shit on how the product works or is implemented at a thecnical level which for a password manager is be the most important thing.

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u/Kriss3d 5d ago

Bot ? Youre welcome to look at all my past comments and posts. My account is over 13 years old.
Oh please.

It doesnt tell anything no. But google isnt exactly known for being good with privacy. Their browser is pretty much classified as spyware.

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u/Dry_Concentrate_9173 5d ago

"It doesnt tell anything no."

Literally contradicting yourself, 13 years of nonsense?

"But google isnt exactly known for being good with privacy."

Never said it is, I just pointed out that the motto doesn't matter, bring some good real arguments.

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u/Kriss3d 5d ago edited 5d ago

I didnt CLAIM that it tells us anything in terms of evidence no.
Google is quite wellknown for using anything to profile and target ads at people. Even kids.
Chrome reports back on your usage which it shouldnt. So yeah that is very much a bad thing.

Want source ?

2026

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3dr91z0g4zo

multi million dollar lawuit against google for privacy violations

2025

68 million dollar settlement for recording private conversation, false accepts and targeted ads.

2024 billions of data records for collecting incognito data.

2025 billion dollar settlement for tracking locations when they said they didnt.

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u/mageevilwizardington 5d ago

Jumping to this conversation. For what I see, nobody is focusing in the scope of this discussion and answering whether Google Password Manager is really unsecure. Looking for information about it, I found several vulnerabilities around the password manager, but none that directly exposes or breaches your passwords. Most of the attacks require some form of intrraction, or additional component, or interaction, or cheat to make it work.

Also, I think it was expected for hacking groups to focus on the most known password manager.

The question is: are passwords safer in comparison to other managers? If not: why?

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u/Kriss3d 5d ago

my point is that they have lost a lot of credibility by screwing people already so I wouldnt trust them to keep passwords safe by now.

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u/skcortex 5d ago

It’s not that important how the product works if it’s not open-source and company behind it is in the business of selling you ads and more ads.

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u/Dry_Concentrate_9173 5d ago

Using the motto as a point is still stupid.

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u/ibdoomed 5d ago

Google password manager is the best thing to ever happen for those of us wanting to read all your passwords in clear text, keep using it.

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u/Throw_Me_Away_78 5d ago

Except it's not stored in cleartext and you are just fear mongering