I was sure those 'password manager' apps were just another thing to forget about, but after my cousin in Chicago had her email hacked last spring, I downloaded one and it's stopped me from reusing the same three passwords everywhere.

Has anyone else found a specific feature in a password manager that really sold you on it?

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The thing that got me was the auto-fill on my phone. I was always typing passwords wrong on those tiny keyboards, especially for my bank. The manager just pops it in for me, no mistakes. It sounds small, but it actually made me use better passwords because I wasn't avoiding the annoying ones I'd mess up. That convenience is what made it stick for me, not just the security stuff.

masonm706d ago

My aunt's notebook got stolen from her car last month.

johnson.jason6d ago

Honestly, I still just use a notebook. I write them down. All this talk feels overblown unless you're a celebrity or something. My stuff just isn't that interesting to hackers.