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by martingordon
5267 days ago
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I used to have three different passwords of varying complexity that I shared across sites. When Gizmodo's database was compromised and I didn't know which password I used there, I decided to stop using the same set of passwords everyone and started generating and storing my passwords using 1Password. It's a little annoying to use on my iPhone (particularly having to type my long master password on the soft keyboard), but it's dead simple to use on the desktop and I recommend it to everyone. I still have some sites that use my old passwords, but 1Password's Smart Folders let me search my passwords for those and I plan on changing those today. (I haven't used LastPass so I can't comment on how it compares to 1Password) |
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Whenever they bring up the perceived inconvenience (which goes down on the desktop with practice) I simply remind them how much time they will waste if one of their accounts is compromised.
Sure their foursquare (or pick another random service that doesn't hold EXTREMELY important data) account isn't that important but when it uses their Gmail address and has the same password they are just begging for trouble.
Also this gets them out of logging on to their Gmail and Facebook accounts from public computers. They still don't fully understand the possible problems but at least now it is such an inconvenience they just use their own devices.