[Barefoot]

Do you think that Dashlane is a safe place for password storage?

[JourneyOfLife]

This is one of those things I am studying. My current approach is getting cumbersome.

I am likely to be a slow adopter of that sort of online service, unless I see results or comments made public about a third-party IT/Security audit.

There is another company out there offering similar password management services called Lastpass. But I do not think Lastpass has a digital wallet feature.

I could not find any information on either of their web sites about any sort of audit or results of an audit.

There are also software programs that can be installed on local PCs to manage passwords. Some solutions have apps for tablets and phones. It appears if the software supports multiple platforms, there is a sync mechanism to keep the credentials up to date on all platforms.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by JourneyOfLife

This is one of those things I am studying. My current approach is getting cumbersome.

I am likely to be a slow adopter of that sort of online service, unless I see results or comments made public about a third-party IT/Security audit.

There is another company out there offering similar password management services called Lastpass. But I do not think Lastpass has a digital wallet feature.

I could not find any information on either of their web sites about any sort of audit or results of an audit.

There are also software programs that can be installed on local PCs to manage passwords. Some solutions have apps for tablets and phones. It appears if the software supports multiple platforms, there is a sync mechanism to keep the credentials up to date on all platforms.

All the reviews I read about Dashlane were positive ones.
There is a link to one of the reviews at the bottom of the page.

So in a fit of unmitigated stupidity, I downloaded it.
Now I'm having second thoughts.
But I don't know how to get rid of it. Yikes.

I'm hoping that someone with technical expertise will read my post and either reassure me or tell me how to get rid of it.

http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/...ype=blogs&_r=0

[redwitch]

I'm no technie but I am paranoid. I use Dashlane. I won't give it my credit card info, info for filling out forms, passwords for money accounts. I do give it my password for my email, some online accounts (but not where I pay directly through that account/pw), games, general sites. I like that I have the option of which sites I want stored and which I don't.

[Indydealmaker]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

All the reviews I read about Dashlane were positive ones.
There is a link to one of the reviews at the bottom of the page.

So in a fit of unmitigated stupidity, I downloaded it.
Now I'm having second thoughts.
But I don't know how to get rid of it. Yikes.

I'm hoping that someone with technical expertise will read my post and either reassure me or tell me how to get rid of it.

http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/...ype=blogs&_r=0

I downloaded Dashlane a few months ago and have had no problems so far. If you are worried about it, just go to your control panel, then Programs and Features, then uninstall it.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by Indydealmaker

I downloaded Dashlane a few months ago and have had no problems so far. If you are worried about it, just go to your control panel, then Programs and Features, then uninstall it.

Indy, even if I uninstall Dashlane, won't it still have some of my personal information?
Now that I think about it, I don't believe any online program is safe because everything seems to get hacked sooner or later.
My PayPal account got hacked, and I thought that was secure.

Even if I uninstall Dashlane, won't it have passwords it grabbed out of my computer when I installed it?
I do understand that I'm the only one that has the "master password".
But if someone did manage to hack into Dashlane, won't my personal info be floating around somewhere in cyber space?

[villagetinker]

I am paranoid also, to the point that I do not store my passwords on any cloud site, or on any of my computers, and yes with over 60 passwords this is getting cumbersome, but I look at it this way, what is a target for hackers, the password storage programs or sites.........
Just my thoughts.

[Indydealmaker]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

Indy, even if I uninstall Dashlane, won't it still have some of my personal information?
Now that I think about it, I don't believe any online program is safe because everything seems to get hacked sooner or later.
My PayPal account got hacked, and I thought that was secure.

Even if I uninstall Dashlane, won't it have passwords it grabbed out of my computer when I installed it?
I do understand that I'm the only one that has the "master password".
But if someone did manage to hack into Dashlane, won't my personal info be floating around somewhere in cyber space?

I agree that nothing is apparently completely safe, but if someone hacks your actual computer, your passwords are safely encrypted and hidden from that attack.

I think the primary benefit here is that you can choose different and more complex passwords than you normally would because Dashlane does the remembering.

How did your Paypal account get hacked? I know that back in 2012 there was an unsubstantiated claim by "Anonymous" that they had stolen 28,000 passwords, etc., but Paypal said at the time that they had been unable to verify any thefts. I have had both debit and credit cards cloned a half a dozen times, but the Paypal account is my lone surviving refuge.

My wife checks our online accounts every morning and I scan through the Paypal every couple of days. Nothing sneaks through. This also gives my wife an excuse to monitor my purchases!

[jblum315]

I used Dashlane for a while but it got to be annoying. It was always changing my passwords. I finally uninstalled it

[Indydealmaker]

Originally Posted by jblum315

I used Dashlane for a while but it got to be annoying. It was always changing my passwords. I finally uninstalled it

Don't hate it! It was only doing its job. Experts recommend changing all of your passwords monthly.

[rubicon]

Syematec (sp) invented the anti-virus programs some 25 years ago. they have now concluded that hackers are so sophisicated that they have decided to change their venue to programs designed to track down hackers and curtail some of the damage .

Indeed all the publicity concerning hacked websites, stealing personal identification has caused me to wonder. I use cash more often now and had always been reluctant to use my credit card on line

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by Indydealmaker

How did your Paypal account get hacked? I know that back in 2012 there was an unsubstantiated claim by "Anonymous" that they had stolen 28,000 passwords, etc., but Paypal said at the time that they had been unable to verify any thefts. I have had both debit and credit cards cloned a half a dozen times, but the Paypal account is my lone surviving refuge.

I hadn't used my Paypal for a couple of years. I wanted to update old credit card information as I was going to make a purchase. So I went on Paypal and looked at my profile. Under "authorized users" was a name and address of someone on the other side of the world, Indonesia or somewhere like that. I was horrified and deleted it immediately.

I called Paypal security and he said "oh yes, it happens". Luckily my credit card had changed, so they didn't have access to current information. The PP security guy said that hackers have sophisticated computers dedicated to searching zillions of user names and passwords so they occasionally get lucky. He said the most important thing is to have different passwords for every single account and change them monthly. So that if they are successful in obtaining one password, they don't have access to everything.

I cancelled my Paypal account.

And now I've uninstalled Dashlane.

I guess I'll just keep my security passwords under my mattress.

[JourneyOfLife]

I close down accounts I have not used for a while. I figure I can always open up a new account if I want to buy something in the future.

Because of all of the nonsense, I am trying to stick with as few online ecommerce type vendors as possible... especially if they require me to setup some sort of permanent account with them to make purchases. Even if they don't require an account, they spam their former customers after the purchase. Some will unsubscribe... but more and more of those are using third-party email service vendors that just collect the information!!!!

One thing I have noticed, some ecommerce companies make it fairly difficult to close out an account! They do not put information on the site about how to close it out and do not make it available as an option on one's profile. Essentially they make people jump through hoops to close down the account! In some cases, one has to send a letter via US Mail!

Commerce and Privacy definitely are two areas where the US governement needs to enact legislation for better consumer protections. Many many companies will not play nice! The problem is that consumers find it out, after the fact!

Back on the specific topic of login/password services...

With "Freemium" services.... Nothing is free! How are they monitizing the free service?

I might be ok with ads being displayed, but I would not want then keeping information about the site/services I use and reselling the information. Does anyone know if they collected information about the services one uses??? If so, do they resell it???