1Password Can Now Show You Codes and Logins Based on Your Location

[jimthing]

I paid just 21 quid for 1Password this year, I hardly think that's much for the level of powerful features it gives you.

Of course some think everything should be free or almost given away, but running a software company of any size costs money, and keeps people employed. They also choose a business model of their own sync server for reliability, so if you don't want that, don't use it, but it's still got to be paid for if should you choose it.

Anyway, the only two bugs they seem to never fix for YEARS now, are:

1. Markdown problems. 1P browser extensions still wrongly format text with Markdown, even when you've turned it off in the app (and there is no option in the individual extension either to fo do). Meaning Secure Notes show garbled-up inside extensions.
Really silly unfixed issue, but true.

2. Date formatting. They never seem to get around to fixing how Date fields work; always reverting to US in edit mode, while rendering in one's preferred non-US formats only in saved mode.
Again, a really really silly and basic functionality bug, they never fix.

 

[Fatboy71]

Of course some think everything should be free or almost given away

Think its more the fact that if people can have the ability to store login details, create strong passwords, and have them sync between your other iOS and Mac devices, and have that from an included app for free, then why would you pay someone else to do pretty much the same thing.

Admittedly if users need access to both Windows and Mac, iOS then 1Password would be a better choice.

 

[apples_arrogance]

Do you use KeePassXC on macOS, or strongboxsafe using keepass databases?

KeePassXC on macOS and Linux, KeePassium on iOS and KeePassDX on Android.

 

[fahlman]

Jesus Christ, it's incredible how everyone speaks badly of the best password manager in the world.

Quality has gone downhill recently, Electron crap.

 

[throAU]

Ye I’m not trusting 1Password with my location constantly. I’d barely be using the app after they changed to subscription model and I had to make a complaint to get my account back after paying full price. Sketchy company. Apples passwords app does everything I need it to do, it’s so good.

Their security is audited, they provide a cross platform cloud storage; I have no problems with it.

The UI is superior to Apple passwords. It stores more than just passwords.

You trust apple with your location constantly and they have far more ways to abuse that privilege.

Location awareness? I can see it being a handy feature for things like PIN codes, knowing that I'm using personal passwords when at home vs. work passwords when I'm at work.

1password's business model is not based on advertising so I am less concerned about them having location information.

 

[throAU]

Isn't 1Password that password manager that leaked passwords?

No, it is very much not.

Their security architecture and security record are among the best out there.

 

[throAU]

Imagine in a not so distant future the UK asking 1Password for a backdoor access

That is not something 1password have in their possession.

 

[fahlman]

Yes, but it's stupid to have to divide up your sensitive information between two apps rather than being able to have them in one

Different opinions.

@fahlman genuinely curious why you disagree with the post I made. Why do you think apple passwords is more secure than 1password?

What proof do you have that 1Password is more secure?

 

[bsmr]

Imagine in a not so distant future the UK asking 1Password for a backdoor access

There is also no backdoor to Apple passwords AND it does not fall under the UK ADP thing. So Apple Passwords are still not backdoored

 

[canadianreader]

That is not something 1password have in their possession.

That makes sense because of the private key encryption. I've said 1Password but really could apply to any password manager in a way that if the UK or any government are unable to obtain a backdoor access they could simply ask companies to cease operation in the UK and close or freeze those accounts.

There is also no backdoor to Apple passwords AND it does not fall under the UK ADP thing. So Apple Passwords are still not backdoored

Are Apple passwords stored with a private key in iCloud without ADP ? I don't think so, therefore they could be backdoored just like any data stored in iCloud.

 

[Mr. Heckles]

AgileBits saw the writing on the wall that told them consumers were not the future, but enterprise. Like firewalls, antivirus, etc. they knew password managers would soon be integrated in to the operating system.

I was searching for something else, but I doubt this is true. Calendars, calculators, Email apps, and more are in operation systems and yet look at how many 3rd party apps for these exact things there are.

 

[fahlman]

I was searching for something else, but I doubt this is true. Calendars, calculators, Email apps, and more are in operation systems and yet look at how many 3rd party apps for these exact things there are.

Besides Outlook, which is part of an entire office suite, name a calendar, email, or calculator app that generates the type of revenue 1Password does.

 

[Mr. Heckles]

Besides Outlook, which is part of an entire office suite, name a calendar, email, or calculator app that generates the type of revenue 1Password does.

I never said anything about revenue…. I just said there are tons of 3rd party apps that do the same (in most cases, better) than stock apps. Look at all of the different browsers out there…. safari’s market share is low. There’s also been password managers in browsers for ages.

 

[fahlman]

I never said anything about revenue…. I just said there are tons of 3rd party apps that do the same (in most cases, better) than stock apps. Look at all of the different browsers out there…. safari’s market share is low. There’s also been password managers in browsers for ages.

Revenue is required to compensate software developers for their knowledge and effort.