Should You Disable Autofill? - Here's How to Protect Your Passwords

Written by jtruong | Published 2021/08/03
Tech Story Tags: disable-autofill | password-manager | password-autofill | cybersecurity | password-security | protect-your-passwords | blogging-fellowship | security

TLDR The purpose of a password manager is to keep all of your login credentials all in one place so you don’t have to scramble to remember what your password for a specific website is. The biggest concern with autofill is privacy and how a hacker can easily obtain personal information. It is simple to trick a browser or password manager into giving up saved login credentials to a malicious person via phishing. The best way for you to prevent any attack is to disable Autofill in any browser you use. It's better to copy and paste the password from your password manager than to autofilling it.via the TL;DR App

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Published by HackerNoon on 2021/08/03