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		iudqnolq on April 13, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pass: The standard Unix password manager What people mean by leaking metadata is if you sync over git or dropbox you also leak the metadata to them. Whereas with 1password or something like it the sync server only sees an opaque blob.

dopidopHN on April 14, 2021 [–]

I use a private git repo that I own on a machine I configured. Does that mitigate it

iudqnolq on April 14, 2021 | [–]

That means only anyone with access to your laptop can know where you have accounts. Also make sure you're aware of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26801155

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