Re:LastPass: Security done wrong
by WhitneyLand on Thursday March 23, 2017 @01:58PM
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I felt like they weren't above board previously with pricing. It wasn't fraud but IIRC prices got a big jump that was timed to be in combination with some kind of defacto mandatory upgrade. It had a bait and switch feel to it and at the time the family price across multiple devices seemed too high.
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I'm still on 4.* which was a 1 time fee. I never felt like I was forced to upgrade.
Re:LastPass: Security done wrong
by WhitneyLand on Saturday March 25, 2017 @03:22PM
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That's cool, but the problem is most software is not safe to use unless it's actively maintained and offering updates from at least a security perspective.
So I don't consider that a realistic approach for most people, especially for something as mission critical as password management.
You just can't really expect proprietary software to be actively maintained indefinitely for a one-time fee. Add to the financial (and ego-) incentives to downplay security issues, I really don't think people should consider anything but open source password managers.
I bought 1Password for Mac and 1Password for iOS in 2013, have paid nothing since and use the current versions. I don't save passwords to their cloud (I use Dropbox, including sharing a vault with my spouse), maybe I would have to start paying a subscription for that.