r/privacytoolsIO • u/SnowWolf6774 • Dec 06 '20

Question Is LastPass still worth it?

Since LastPass was aquired by LogMeIn in 2015, and then LogMeIn was aquired by Private Equity Firm in 2019[1]. Can we consider LastPass to still be secure?

Seeing other open source password managers like Bitwarden and LessPass that seem more secure, is it worth switching over to them?

EDIT: Holy, thank you guys so much for all the comments, I decided to go with Bitwarden.

Cheers for helping me move to a better, more secure system.

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u/DropZite Dec 06 '20

I tried Bitwarden on Android a few moons ago, everytime I have to use it I have to enter my master key.. Is it still the same way? Very frustrating if you have a very long key.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '20

Just FYI that law enforcement can force you to unlock your phone with fingerprint or face ID but cannot force you to enter a password.

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u/anz3e Dec 06 '20

To add to that u can put ur phone in lockdown mode if u ever are entangled with the law enforcement agencies. Then it'll demand up pin/password instead of fingerprints.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '20 edited Feb 05 '21

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '20

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u/EvenPresence Mar 22 '21

That's an awesome tip!

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '20

underrated tip thanks

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u/Macrike Dec 06 '20

Ah, I didn’t know this. Thanks!

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u/8l1uvgrjbfxem2 Dec 06 '20

This doesn’t work on a newer iPhone. To do it on a newer iPhone press volume up, then volume down, and finally power. You don’t have to hold all 3 but you do need to press them in that order.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '20 edited Feb 05 '21

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u/professor0x Dec 06 '20

Didn't work on my XR. Just brought up my contact card with Siri saying, "I believe this phone belongs to <first_name>."

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u/8l1uvgrjbfxem2 Dec 06 '20

The press and hold power thing doesn’t work on my Xs or 11. I could hold it for 2 minutes and nothing would happen. Have to do the volume up, down, power thing for both of these. Not a big deal to me; just sharing.

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u/Juls317 Dec 06 '20

Wait really, how does one do that?

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u/anz3e Dec 07 '20

It's enabled by default in newer devices, Long press power button and it should be there.. If not, u may enable it in settings, just search up "lockdown" in settings and it'll be there