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Old 08-17-2023, 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
So, they would need to hack my Google account, find my Google drive, hack it, then figure out which MS document has my passwords, hack it, and then figure out my username and find a website that would somehow benefit them. And, they still couldn't access my financial accounts. I feel pretty safe with my system.
If your computer has a setting to have your Google Drive files stored on your local storage drive, you may have another area of exposure with your Word file. A hacker into your computer or evil local tech support person could get to your Word file on your local drive. But you still might have good protection if your local Word document is password protection for document encryption rather than only for limited access. Encrypted files are generally the gold standard. And better yet under these conditions is if your entire local storage drive is encrypted by your operating system.