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Those password managers that store the passwords locally are obviously more secure than the online ones, simply because if anyone wants to gain access to their database, they'd have to gain access to your computer. Not saying that it's impossible to gain access to your computer, but Bitwarden's servers might be far more targeted than you personally. Other than that, they're both fully encrypted. Even if something got leaked someday, your data will be securely stored and near impossible to access, at least with the tools and computers we have today.

Your password manager then can be accessed using a passphrase (not a password). Passphrases are way more memorable while being a lot more secure. A passphrase can be something like: `Name-Seat-Look-Chair-Plane7-Stree7`, just six words, one punctuation character, and 7s instead of the letter T. Compared to a password like: `*&(*747983HJGHgdgsutpshlnb`, the passphrase will be more secure while being memorable.
Your password manager then can be accessed using a passphrase (not a password). Passphrases are way more memorable while being a lot more secure. A passphrase can be something like: `Name-Seat-Look-Chair-Plane7-Stree7`, just six words, one punctuation character, and 7s instead of the letter T. Compared to a password like: `*&(*747983HJGHgdgsutpshlnb`, the passphrase will be more secure while being memorable.

## Big Tech is evil
There's this idea, even among people who are not normies, that the big tech companies are evil. They're believed to have bad security and bad privacy practices. While this may hold true for privacy concerns, it's not necessarily the case for security. Companies like Google and Microsoft probably have good security measures in place, but we can never be entirely sure.

The reason for this uncertainty is that they're not transparent about how they implement things. We can't see what they do to protect our data, and that's what makes them untrustworthy. A company like Signal has its server, client, and encryption schemes open-sourced for the public. On the other hand, something like Telegram only has its client open-sourced, and that's it. We don't know much about the server or even their encryption scheme that they brag is unbreakable. In this situation, we might say Telegram is not suitable for its purpose, which is messaging people, as it is not secure.

However, in the case of something like Google Drive, which offers a reasonable amount of free cloud storage, you can still use it. If you already have a Google account associated with your identity, you can use that Google Drive to upload some encrypted data that you don't have space for elsewhere. Just because it's Google doesn't mean it's pure evil, and there can still be uses for it. You can use Google once you're self-conscious about your privacy.

Although, every day, more and more privacy-friendly alternatives are emerging. In the near future, you might not need to use Google or other similar companies.

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