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so long, LastPass

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

I've been using a password plugin in my browser called LastPass since who knows when. Easily a decade. They were 'acquired' by another company some years back and have recently taken to opt-out tactics on a change that requires that you choose between mobile and laptop service if you want to keep using the free version. I get that they might want to shake loose some long-time free users (I was a paid user for years, which somehow ended), but this seems a bit heavy-handed.

So I did a quick bit of DuckDuckGo work and found a replacement that has an unlimited free version and a "premium" version for $10/year (compared with LastPass's $30+). For storing passwords, this seems more reasonable. The replacement is called bitwarden and it seems a bit more user-friendly. It's also open-source. So thanks for the kick in the pants, LastPass, I've gone on to something better.