With the number of people concerned about privacy, it is a wonder why chrome is even popular.

  • Frost Wolf@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    12·
    1 year ago

    If you can, I highly recommend using a password manager like bitwarden with multiple backups spread on local password manager or local drive. Think of it this way, what happens if firefox or chrome were to suffer catastrophic failure? At least with a password manager, you can reinstall another browser and carry on as usual. :)

    • sloonark@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      If Chrome suffers a catastrophic failure I won’t lose my passwords because it stores them in my Google account.

      • Frost Wolf@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        51·
        1 year ago

        And what if your google account stops working? What if it’s hacked? What if google goes bankrupt? What if google discontinues chrome or remove the password features? What if Google follows reddit and starts charts charging you for your passwords? So many what ifs. So much power to give to a for profit company.

      • iByteABit@kbin.social
        11·
        1 year ago

        That’s kinda like saying, “If someone pulls a knife on me in the street and asks for my wallet, nothing will happen because killing is illegal”.

        Google owns both Chrome and your password manager, at any time they are perfectly capable of pulling the plug on them, leaking data, charging you for them, etc.

    • Anoril@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      Tbh if google suffers catastrophic failure my passwords probably gonna be pretty far in the list i need to worry about lol.