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Ask HN:Is Roboform v8 an improvement over previous versions?

1 pointsby puddintaneabout 8 years ago
I haven&#x27;t really seen this discussed since it&#x27;s release and I would like to get others inputs on using it now that they have &quot;improved&quot; privacy [1].<p>1. Now they hide the data such as passcard names + URLs until you are logged in (if this is truly the case I am not completely sure as any reviews of the new version haven&#x27;t really surfaced so we only have Siber&#x27;s word and visually seeing it like so within the software.<p>2. I am now able to easily switch accounts between my work and personal roboform&#x27;s much more quickly - right now I can click the roboform icon in the browser choose logout - click it again and then change account to quickly change to another roboform account.<p>Really my question is do you think this changes the game for Roboform in a security sense? If they truly can&#x27;t see how your passcards are named or where they go to then this could be a big game changer for a lot of users to start using roboform? I&#x27;ve always loved the interface compared to other similar (open source) softwares that just don&#x27;t seem to integrate UI wise well.<p>[1] https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.roboform.com&#x2F;roboform-8-features<p>I understand that there are always security consequences with sharing your data (even encrypted) with a third party because down the road those security encryptions may be broken however I have yet to see a well done interface that doesn&#x27;t require complex setting up for your average user - our company is much smaller and thus can only devote so much of my time to doing any computer related stuff for the business and thus we can&#x27;t spend money on direct dedicated techs for security and such.<p>TL;DR &quot;Do you think the improved privacy features in Roboform v8 are a game changer for technical users who want&#x2F;need to use a cloud based passwords manager?&quot;<p>(side note) I submitted this a minute or so ago and it didn&#x27;t put it under &quot;ask&quot; category so I&#x27;m a bit unsure how to get it in there since I can&#x27;t find a submission option under that category.

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