Google apologizes for breaking password manager for millions of Windows users with iffy Chrome update
Happy Sysadmin Day 😆
The Google glitch occurred late last week and took until July 25 for the nearly 18-hour incident to finally be signed off as fixed
https://www.google.com/appsstatus/dashboard/incidents/bRXnorYZuuVLDDqctj87
letting your browser take care of things might be convenient, it also carries its own risks.
ICYMI
Two alternatives for PW managers that don't rely on a web service
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No more worrying if your PW manager service provider will be breached as your PWs are stored locally on device, which can be synced manually(to cloud) or other methods like Syncthing
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Or FolderSync that will sync to say Google drive from 1 device and download any edited files to another
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