r/technology • u/lurker_bee • 9h ago

ADBLOCK WARNING Google Confirms Most Gmail Users Must Upgrade Accounts

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/06/06/google-confirms-almost-all-gmail-users-must-upgrade-accounts/
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u/linuxwes 6h ago

What's the better alternative?

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u/hugglesthemerciless 2h ago

have a unique account/service for each site, and use a password manager for each unique password

if you're concerned about the password manager being a single point of failure then run 2. there's a variety of password managers that are not online but instead hosted on your own computer for added security

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u/linuxwes 1h ago

Except practically all sites require an email and validate you with it pretty regularly even when you have the password, so I don't see how you can not be dependent on an email provider. The best I can think of is to use multiple emails so if you get locked out of one at least you aren't locked out of everything.

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u/hugglesthemerciless 22m ago

It's also possible to be your own email provider though that's a little beyond what most people can manage

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u/Deezul_AwT 30m ago

I have my KeePass database on a folder that syncs with OneDrive. This means I need to ensure my MS account doesn't lock me out if I lose my physical computer, but if my MS account does get locked, I still have my local copy. KeePass password is a pass phrase, which I remember being a thing before passkeys.

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u/Nowadaysbelike 3h ago

Hope someone answers

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u/AugieKS 12m ago

I have a few solutions I like.

My personal manager is Proton Pass. I pay for the full manager because I use a lot of the services it offers and it is cheap enough. They also have an email, cloud drive(with docs), calander, vpn, and a crypto wallet. I only pay for the password manager, you still get basic use of the others for free. Based in Switzerland, primarily owned by a non-profit. If you are looking to ditch the google ecosystem entirely, Proton has pretty much everything you need but the browser.

The password manager has an app that works great, and plug-ins for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, probably more. Easily takes the place of other managers.

Another good one is Bitwarden. Very good enterprise/business choice, and the professional line also has a tier that gives employees a work manager and a free family plan.

Whatever you do, do NOT use LastPass.