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A Password Manager Plan That Leaves Room for Privacy
Start with one everyday login and agree who needs access, what stays private and how the owner gets back in.
Claire Sutton
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Before Your Old Phone Number Stops Working
Treat a number change as a set of account updates, not a single switch made by the mobile carrier.
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Review an App Connection Before You Remove It
Work out what a connection does before removing it, and keep account access separate from old data and subscriptions.
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When a Breach Notice Points to an Old Password
Work from the credential that is exposed to the accounts that still depend on it, without treating every alert as the same incident.
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Put your backup codes somewhere your phone is not
A printed recovery code can help when a phone disappears. It cannot help if you need that same phone to reach the only copy.
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Whose passkey belongs on the family laptop?
A passkey ties sign-in to a device or credential manager. On a shared machine, the useful question is who can unlock it.
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A sign-in approval you did not request
A real prompt from Google can still be approving someone else’s attempt. Match the prompt to the action you personally started.