My privacy journey -thanks to this and r/privacy sub AND how can I make it better

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Syncthing

If you can't stomach the thought of your password vault stored on a 3rd party server then I recommend KeePass which is a free open-source offline password manager. The key here is that you should back up the database. Perhaps putting a copy of it on your laptop/PC, your phone, and USB Key (probably 2, one you keep local and update periodically to swap with a second stored in a safety deposit box or trusted friend/family member). You can also use the open-source Syncthing to keep your database in sync across devices (thus creating automatically updated backups). I know some recommend putting the database on a cloud storage service to sync across devices, which is fine but in my opinion, if you are going to do that you might as well use Bitwarden or other reputable online password manager.

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KeePass

If you can't stomach the thought of your password vault stored on a 3rd party server then I recommend KeePass which is a free open-source offline password manager. The key here is that you should back up the database. Perhaps putting a copy of it on your laptop/PC, your phone, and USB Key (probably 2, one you keep local and update periodically to swap with a second stored in a safety deposit box or trusted friend/family member). You can also use the open-source Syncthing to keep your database in sync across devices (thus creating automatically updated backups). I know some recommend putting the database on a cloud storage service to sync across devices, which is fine but in my opinion, if you are going to do that you might as well use Bitwarden or other reputable online password manager.

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bitwarden

My recommendation is to use Bitwarden. It is a free (with a $10/yr premium tier of features you might want but don't need) open-source cloud-based password manager that is code audited on a regular basis. It is designed with an end-to-end encrypted zero-knowledge architecture so that even if bad guys get everything Bitwarden has they are not going to be able to crack your password vault (provided you are using a 4 to 6-word randomly generated passphrase). That way your passwords are automatically kept up to date and if something should happen to the devices you access Bitwarden from you will still have access just by logging in from another device. Of course, you should also make regular backups of your Bitwarden vault in the unlikely event something should happen to Bitwarden itself.

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