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> Why not remembee your friend's IP address by heart? 51.15.1.223 is my server, in case I need to SSH into it. > Are you one of those people who remembers eve

> Why not remembee your friend's IP address by heart? 51.15.1.223 is my server, in case I need to SSH into it. > Are you one of those people who remembers every password on every site, because you think a password manager will one day screw you? I remember two of them, the password to my password manager, and the password to the email that I’d need to reset the password to my password manager. It’s always nice to use automated tools such as a digital contacts app or a password manager. But you shouldn’t rely on it. During the @googlemail.com to @gmail.com switch for German gmail addresses, I told Google not to switch. A few years later, in '16, Google auto-switched me anyway, so I selected "undo". In that moment, Google (probably due to a sync bug) wiped all my stored passwords in Chrome, all my contacts, all my emails, and my entire Calendar. On all connected Android devices as well. It took me ages to get back to have everything working again after that, because I relied on this technology. I’ve lost contacts to some friends that I’ll never be able to get back, because I only had them in Google contacts, or in Gmail. So I won’t ever support any suggestion that would make me rely even more on these. I’m self-hosting everything now, I’ve got backups everywhere, and, just in case, I’ve got the most important info memorized.

EGreg 9y ago
But this is an example of a remote company controlling your identity. Stored passwords in Chrome shouldn't rely on some server. You should be using an app (preferably open source) that has your own biometrics and passwords as seeds from which to derive keys that can get the master key, which is stored encrypted with those keys on YOUR computers (and maybe some cloud backups). I think that is how Apple's keychain does it. That's a totally different problem to remembering info of CONTACTS.

EGreg 9y ago

But this is an example of a remote company controlling your identity. Stored passwords in Chrome shouldn't rely on some server. You should be using an app (preferably open source) that has your own biometrics and passwords as seeds from which to derive keys that can get the master key, which is stored encrypted with those keys on YOUR computers (and maybe some cloud backups). I think that is how Apple's keychain does it. That's a totally different problem to remembering info of CONTACTS.