Security News > 2021 > February > LastPass to limit fans of free password manager to one device type only – computer or mobile – from next month

The free version of LastPass - which people use to store passwords, notes, credit card details and so on - currently works across devices; a single login will give you access to all the associated data.

From March 16, users will be required to choose which "Active device type" they want to use for the free service.

Whichever type of device they log into the service first will be set as the default and users will be able to change their decision three times before it's locked down.

So if you go with the computer type, you can continue to use the free version of LastPass with macOS, Windows, Linux, etc, machines, and if you opt for mobile you can use it on iOS, Android, etc.

While the decision is likely to frustrate LastPass users, it makes good business sense: the service is the best on the market for free users and there aren't a lot of good reasons to shift to the paid-for product.

That is likely to be of little consolation to LastPass users who will have to decide whether to work exclusively off one device type, cough up for a password service, and rebuild their password database with a different service.

News URL

https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2021/02/16/lastpass_pricing_changes/