![]() ![]() ![]() The Register has gotten involved in this marketing moron debacle and provided further insight:ġPassword won’t axe private vaults. It’s apparently going to take repeated pummeling to end the moronic marketing. I suggest all others concerned about this deceit (IMHO) write Agilebit via their support page. ![]() It remains the case that their store page does NOT indicate any ability to obtain a ‘standalone licence’ (sic). Should you have any other questions or concerns, please feel free to ask. However, we do still offer our standalone licence if you require one from the App Store or from our online store below: You can even share 1Password with your family members:įor more information on the differences between our older standalone version and subscription service of 1Password, check out this page: Your devices sync automatically - third-party services like Dropbox and iCloud are no longer required. With our subscription service you get the latest versions of all the 1Password apps so you can get your passwords from your computer, phone, tablet, and more. There are currently two different ways of using 1Password and the best route to go is with signing up for our subscription service. Thanks also for your very valuable feedback, we really do appreciate it. I’d rather have heard from their chief marketing moron (aka head of customer abuse). I say deceit because their is NO indication that the ‘old’ way to use 1Password is available. It’s a lot of safe language with no apology for the deceit that is their website store. But one of their support techs then replied with the following, posted below. If a software company of utilities starts charging monthly, I think they are going to PO their customers big time.Īgilebits has responded to my detailed criticism of their misleading website. There are so many less expensive ways to keep passwords away from people with a huge profit motive to “break the bank” where the keys are stored to all the money. Steganography can store passwords in a picture, among thousands on your computer and who knows which picture has the passwords. A simple password protected text file can be protected by both the password and obscurity, where the text file doesn’t even look like it holds passwords. Paper password records as the ultimate backup can be protected. Just try to get someone at a company by phone today to complain about a hacked account. If someone either hacks or puts in a back door to a cloud service, can you imagine the damage that could be done to millions of people instantly who could lose online services and money. ![]() But, safety from skullduggery is entirely another. Money is one thing, though not inherently bad. Why a strong password doesn’t help as much as a unique one – July 22, 2015 ‘Secrets’ is a simple, no-frills password manager for Mac and iOS – January 20, 2017Ī comprehensive guide to Apple’s very useful iCloud Keychain – January 4, 2017ħ password experts explain how to lock down your online security – May 5, 2016 When used properly, it works like a dream. MacDailyNews Take: As we’ve written many times before:Īlways use unique passwords and use Apple’s Keychain Access and iCloud Keychain to create and manage them. “A 1Password engineer explained in a Twitter chat that the company knows ‘without a doubt that is better for usability and security,’ referring to the cloud-based option, which costs $2.99 per month (or $4.99 for an account for up to five people).” “Last weekend, though, several security researchers tweeted that 1Password was moving away from allowing people to pay for a one-time license and have local password vaults, in favor of its cloud-based alternative that requires a monthly subscription,” Franceschi-Bicchierai writes. “For some, this is better because your passwords never leave your computer, meaning that the user has complete control over their passwords - a hacker would have to go after that specific user as opposed to possibly getting them from 1Password if the service itself is hacked.” “What makes 1Password different, and more desirable for certain sectors of the hacker and security community, is that it allows users to keep all their passwords stored in a local ‘vault,’ a password protected database that only lives inside their computers or smartphones,” Franceschi-Bicchierai writes. “1Password is moving away from its one-time license, local storage option, and security researchers are not happy about it,” Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai writes for Motherboard. ![]()
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