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Avast, the cybersecurity software company, is facing a $16.5 million fine after it was caught storing and selling customer information without their consent. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the fine on Thursday and said that it’s banning Avast from selling user data for advertising purposes.
People should consider using a double-blind scheme with cloud-connected managers.
The service you’re setting a password for gets the actual credential, being two components , whereas the manager gets only
Consider the example of
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versusU})wJAL0}RhIr')Rgs{,&^>I3/based
It protects against password database compromise at least. Keyloggers, MITM, etc. are another matter.