Ask HN: LastPass now offers credit reports. Should users be worried?
Anybody who is internet savvy enough knows that "Free Credit Report" sites have a pretty negative image as misleading and spammy and even a borderline scam.<p>I was pretty shocked to see this added to their [2.0 release notes](https://lastpass.com/upgrade.php?ver=2.0.0&type=cr&upgrade=1.90.6). Just like I don't expect my bank to offer me free smileys, I don't expect my password manager to offer credit reports.<p>Does anyone else see this as an alarming development for a service that holds the key to a lot of important private information?
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I'm a loyal lastpass user, but this is the first that I'm hearing about this. After reading their detailed documentation ( http://helpdesk.lastpass.com/lastpass-credit-monitoring/ ) I think it sounds pretty damn cool.
10 bucks a month is a bit, but the features seem like it might be worth it. The free tier providing alerts for things like address changes, new accounts and etc also seems very helpful--and geared towards the security minded people that Lastpass already attracts.
I agree that credit check sites are notoriously scammy, but this actually seems like a good additional to a good service.
10 bucks a month is a bit, but the features seem like it might be worth it. The free tier providing alerts for things like address changes, new accounts and etc also seems very helpful--and geared towards the security minded people that Lastpass already attracts.
I agree that credit check sites are notoriously scammy, but this actually seems like a good additional to a good service.
Yes, and as a long-time LastPass premium customer, I'm troubled. There are much more respectable avenues to monetization open to them.
I assume it's to boost revenue. Frankly I am not fazed by it until it becomes an issue.