Although I prefer the local storage option, I do agree with the premise that most people don't back up their stuff properly and a cloud based storage should be,

Although I prefer the local storage option, I do agree with the premise that most people don't back up their stuff properly and a cloud based storage should be, in theory, better for the average person. And having worked directly with the 1Password vaults on Mac OS and creating a library to read the data, as well as knowing that security experts have reviewed the white paper and trust it, I trust that it's secure. I also trust that 1Password, unlike something like LastPass, doesn't seem to have many exploits, and unlike other kinds of password managers, does sync to my phone and have a direct integration with Safari and a few other apps, which is really useful. So, trusting the team behind 1Password's security, is there anything wrong with this beyond now there is a subscription rather than a one time fee, or is this just Vice's normal MO of being edgy, and taking a relatively insignificant controversy and making it something more than it is? Also, am I wrong in assuming that the "local vault" isn't going away, and the only difference is now the subscription model and that they are syncing with their own servers rather than Dropbox or iCloud?