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Should I use 1password, or setup passkeys and TOTP separately for iOS? I have no idea.", "context": "", "use_case": "passwords for banking", "switched_from": "", "story": "Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker"}, {"id": 788909712, "item_id": 49306857, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49306857", "by": "ameliaquining", "date": "2026-08-14", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "their system that handles custody of password manager secrets is designed to withstand even a compromise of their production infrastructure", "excerpt": "Google's security record at avoiding that kind of breach is just about the best in the industry, and their system that handles custody of password manager secrets is designed to withstand even a compromise of their production infrastructure (https://security.googleblog.com/2022/10/SecurityofPasskeysintheGooglePasswordManager.html). I would advise almost all users to worry more about getting locked out of their passwo", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Google Is Making Private AI Practical with Homomorphic Encryption"}, {"id": 784507904, "item_id": 49031744, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49031744", "by": "troupo", "date": "2026-07-23", "version": null, "stance": "compare", "quote": "", "excerpt": "> I'm fairly sure a double-digit-level alphanumeric jumble is sufficient to be a password This isn't required either. Of course there's an xlcd for that: https://xkcd.com/936/ Besides, --- start quote --- Using complexity requirements (that is, where staff can only use passwords that are suitably complex) is a poor defence against guessing attacks. It places an extra burden on users, many of whom will use predictable", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Show HN: Echo \u2013 Fable-level results at 1/3 the cost using open-weight models"}, {"id": 752682723, "item_id": 47042670, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47042670", "by": "umairnadeem123", "date": "2026-02-16", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "the built-in Passwords/Google Password Manager are honestly hard to beat for simplicity", "excerpt": "For \u201cfamily members who struggle with tech\u201d, I\u2019d optimize for: - cross-device autofill that Just Works - account recovery you can actually manage (but not so weak it defeats the point) - sharing a small set of household logins cleanly In practice that usually means either: 1) 1Password Families (best UX/recovery/sharing, paid), or 2) Bitwarden (good balance, cheaper, can self-host if you want, but UX is a bit more fi", "context": "", "use_case": "simple password management", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: Which password manager do you use / would you recommend?"}, {"id": 752679616, "item_id": 47042476, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47042476", "by": "verdverm", "date": "2026-02-16", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "what google + chrome + android does is pretty great imo", "excerpt": "this may be controversial here, but what google + chrome + android does is pretty great imo JSR_FDED has a parallel comment for the Apple ecosystem", "context": "", "use_case": "password management", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: Which password manager do you use / would you recommend?"}, {"id": 733552912, "item_id": 45847057, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45847057", "by": "ferguess_k", "date": "2025-11-07", "version": null, "stance": "neutral", "quote": "I did save all of my past passwords in Google password already.", "excerpt": "Thanks, I use Firefox but I did save all of my past passwords in Google password already. So I guess I could keep it. I might switch anyway though as I'm switching to Brave.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Meta projected 10% of 2024 revenue came from scams"}]}