From the linked article, "We have developers in four separate countries: Canada (AgileBits is a Canadian company), the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands."
... reading comprehension …
There are good password managers, then there's KeyPass. :/
AgileBits is a Canadian company, not a US company. This is also stated in the article.
Re:1Password and the Crypto Wars
by eddieroger on Saturday September 07, 2013 @02:53PM
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Is your entire argument for me to stop using 1Password because the NSA could (by your own assertion) put a backdoor in my app? Or do you have another, better reason? I could just not update 1Password, and then I'm never at risk for this supposed back door.
Never is a long time -- what do you do when you get a new device, on a new platform? Do you download a new build for your platform, or do you migrate away?
> If you care about security, there's absolutely no reason to use 1Password over an open source solution like KeePass.
Uh, except it's Windows only? Sorry, I use 1Password only on my iPhone as if it were a hardware authenticator. No problems.
KeePass is open source. There are ports for every major OS. I used it on my android devices, for instance.
KeePass basically only works well on Windows and you have to trust all the other implementations that make it pseudo-crossplatform.
You mention "open-source" so much one would think its a weapon.
If you care about security, there's absolutely no reason to use 1Password over an open source solution like KeePass.
Even if 1Password doesn't have a backdoor now, nothing would stop NSA from inserting one and keep the owners quiet about it with a gag order.
AgileBits is a US company, and so you cannot trust their security. Thank the US government for that.