Security researcher recommends against LastPass after detailing 7 trackers
Image: LastPass A security researcher is recommending against LastPass password manager after detailing seven trackers found in the Android app, The Register reports. Although there is no suggestion that the trackers, which were analyzed by researcher Mike Kuketz, are transferring a user's actual passwords or usernames, Kuketz says their presence is bad practice for a security-critical app handling such sensitive information.
Responding to the report, a spokesperson from LastPass says the company gathers limited data about how LastPass is used" to help it improve and optimize the product." Importantly, LastPass tells The Register that no sensitive personally identifiable user data or vault activity could be passed through these trackers," and users...