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Old 02-28-2025, 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Bill14564 View Post
Do you carry the thumb drive with you so that when you are sitting at the square and try to login to a site you have your passwords? Which slot do you use to insert the thumb drive in your phone?

When you need to change your password the password manager inserts your old password - that's what a password manager does. When you are asked for a new password, most of the password managers will offer to generate one for you. When you hit the submit button the password manager will ask if you want to update your stored password.
I don't use my phone to access websites. I have some shopping apps, and the passwords are encrypted and saved, and the phone doesn't display anything without my fingerprint or face to unlock it first. I also sometimes use my kindle app to read on my phone if I'm out to lunch by myself.

I don't have banking apps on my phone, and my "wallet" is also encrypted and requires biometrics to use.

The thumb drive goes with me when I take my laptop to my dad's house. If I'm taking my tablet instead I port just a dozen lines of data to a temporary spreadsheet on a micro SD card and take that - and then I delete it when I get home.