Feels like it should be the other way around, with users opting-in to tracking on sign up, instead of being automatically tracked. My current favorite password manager, 1Password, has no trackers at all, making me extra glad that I switched from LastPass about a year ago.įor LastPass’s side, the company says that the tracking is to “improve and optimize the product,” while going on to say that users can opt-out by going to Account Settings > Show Advanced Settings > Privacy on the web interface. READ MORE: LastPass users: It seems some master passwords are out in the wild and compromised That’s possibly easier said than done, with most of the popular password managers all tracking user behavior at varying levels.Īccording to Exodus Privacy, Bitwarden has two trackers, RoboForm and Dashlane have four, showing how pervasive tracking is, even in security-focused applications. The researcher, Mike Kuketz, recommends not using LastPass, moving instead to a password manager that doesn’t send data to third parties or record user behavior. READ MORE: LastPass is reporting yet another security breach His analysis of the trackers inside LastPass showed that while it wasn’t sending passwords or usernames, it was sending things like the Google Advertising ID, if a new password was created, and what type of password. A security researcher found seven trackers buried in the LastPass Android app.

If you’re serious about your online security, you might want to rethink using LastPass and moving your data to another password manager.

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