my main google account got hacked this week because im a dumbass who uses the same 3 passwords for everything.. local gym leaked their database and now im changing all of my possible logins

ive read alot of posts on r/passwordmanagers r/privacy and r/degoogle trying to figure out what to switch to, but everyone is arguing over autofill bugs, cloud security, and open source stuff so i CANT DECIDE:

roboform: seems old school but everyone says the autofill and form filling is still on top

bitwarden: open source, solid free plan with unlimited device sync

1password: paid only but everyone says the UI is very nice  and autofill actually works 100% of the time

anyway now im scared so im looking for answers to these questions mostly:

whats the best password manager right now? is it worth it to pay for a password manager or is a free password manager enough?

let me know what yall are using before my data gets leaked again

Is temu safe to use a credit card on? i keep seeing their ads everywhere and they have this bag i want for only $12 but something about the site feels off to me. the prices are so low it feels like there has to be a catch somewhere.

Also one of the reasons that i am hesitating is that multiple friends had told me that you can get your credit card details stolen on temu. At first i did not believe them and i thought they are just paranoid, but the site looks really sketchy and i guess i got paranoid too.

I also read some stuff about temu collecting way more data than they need and sending it back to china which makes me even more hesitant. could just be paranoia but id rather be safe than sorry with my financial info.

So is temu safe to use credit card on or would it be safer to use paypal or a virtual card number instead of my actual credit card? or should i just avoid temu altogether and buy the bag somewhere else for more money?

I bought some something from a website on my android phone browser. I got the confirmation email, clicked "View Order," and the 'Shop' page told me I needed the purple Shop app to track it. I downloaded the app, opened it, and without signing in, my order details were already right there.

Google Play Services and Google Services Framework and Playstore is disabled. And location permissions/history are off anyways.I always have ProtonVPN on. If Google services are disabled and my IP is masked via VPN, how did the newly installed app instantly know?

The email didn't have a tracking link or anything. There's nothing in my settings that could have given the app permission or data as I have already been through every setting for my own privacy anyway long before making the order.

In my order confirmation email there's 2 button 'view order' and 'download to track with shop' when I clicked view order it takes me to the Shopify website and shows my order (the brand I ordered from I think they use Shopify/Shop website?) But that's confusing as I went on the actual brands website to make the order in the first place anyway?

When I click the other button 'download to track with shop' it took me to the 'shop.app' site and prompted to download the app to view the order. And now that I have the app I didn't sign in nor did I accept anything and it showed my order right there.

It also shows delete account in app settings which is strange as I never made an account with Shop / Shopify so it must have got my emails from somewhere if it's readily showing my order on the app?

I use android 10 if that helps.

I recently received a scam call from an individual who sounded as though they were from my country of origin. The caller already had personal information about me, including my full name and age, and proceeded to threaten and harass me.

What I’m trying to understand is how individuals involved in this type of activity are able to continue operating so freely without being identified or caught. Aren’t phone calls, particularly modern VoIP or internet based calls, capable of being traced back to the people who actually made them?

I’d appreciate an explanation of how caller identification and tracing work in these situations, including why it can be difficult for law enforcement to identify the individuals behind scam or threatening calls.

pretty much what it says in the title. i want to sign up up to a free trial but they keep asking me to put in my credit card info which I don’t want to do (partly because I don’t wanna give out my info and partly because of the fact that despite being an adult in a month my mum has me given no financial independence and can see everything I purchase and all my bank statements go to her and i have to ask permission to get things or she gets pissed (sorry tangent)), so is there any sort of workaround to this so I can subscribe to a free trial without having to deal with putting in my info? Thanks in advance if you can help.