If my password manager can detect and save passwords from apps/sites, how can I be sure other apps won’t do the same thing?

Question

If my password manager can detect and save passwords from apps/sites, how can I be sure other apps won’t do the same thing?

In: Technology

Answer 1

Browsers and phones have security blocks in place to prevent programs and extensions from accessing things they shouldn’t. Pay attention to the permissions of things you install. Chrome extensions will say things like “can see and change data on any site you visit.” For phone apps like LastPass you have to explicitly give them accessibility permission to see and keep track of text inputs in other apps.

That being said, keyloggers and other spyware can keep track of these things regardless of permissions because they exploit the system.