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While this news is a little worrisome, I view LastPass as a "better than what I'd do otherwise" solution, not a "perfect" solution. I no longer use my small set of short, easy-to-remember passwords over and over again across multiple sites. Now most of my passwords are long random strings that I don't even know. The overall increase to my average security offsets the downsides of having a centralized target for attackers, I think.

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Agreed. Also, I like that they seem to be extremely transparent when it comes to any issue at all. Both these issues, and the one from a year or so ago, where they thought maybe their servers were hacked, were clearly explained to their customers. I really appreciate that as a user.

> I view LastPass as a "better than what I'd do otherwise" solution

Do you think it's better than, say, using a desktop-based password manager to save passwords to an encrypted file, and then syncing that file to all your machines via Dropbox?

Absolutely - how can I get a million bank passwords at once by hacking Dropbox, which just has a bunch of encrypted fucking files on it? Geez.

I also use 1Password, which syncs its password database file via Dropbox. Either one is a better alternative than reusing the same easy-to-remember passwords.

Used to use lastpass but I've found KeePass & KeeFox (firefox Addon) to be just as sufficient for daily use. Just as usable as lastpass and you have much more options for syncing data you know you own and isn't apart of a juicy targeted password database.

How do you login on mobile browsers?

Lastpass for iOS [1] or Android[2]. On Android you can even have it fill passwords inside of other apps

[1]: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lastpass-for-premium-custome...

[2]: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lastpass.l...

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