

Security challenge keeps telling me “Your master password is very weak because it is similar to a password in your LastPass vault”. Automated password update fails on some sites. I used to be able to set it to automatic logon and every site did exactly that. Has LastPass improved since I stared using it years ago? No.

The issue will most likely turn out be be nothing but one more over-blown mini-dramas that happen far too freqeuntly in the software industry. An unstated issue is a concern but past experience indicates software companies sort these out fairly quickly. I did notice a background update fairly recently (puts an unwanted shortcut on the desktop every time it updates). Not having the extension in the webstore is only a problem if you need to set it up again. You can then store the database anywhere including Google Drive. If you want a model similar to yours, use Keepass (which is only officially available on Windows, while other forks of it are available for macOS, Linux, Android, etc) which is open source and has passed an audit. Not as convenient as Safeincloud but Bitwarden is open sources and allows you to host everything if you want that). If you use Safeincloud, you can switch to Bitwarden (which although you can use their servers, there is also a on-premise version where you host it on your own server. That said, both are proprietary unlike Bitwarden (though Lastpass and Bitwarden have received audits and Lastpass extension can be analyzed as it is javascript). Both Lastpass and Safeincloud encrypt your data on the device before sending/storing it in servers anyways. You are depending on sync capabilities by using a server (Google Drive) just as much as Lastpass servers for syncing between devices.

You also have access offline with Lastpass… Of course, the redesign that happened a while ago is annoying and the fact is that it is sold to a private company, but this is not a complaint.
