It’s kept confidential, and it’s normally visible to the AgileBits staff only. Service data is the type of data AgileBits needs to make 1Password function. They divide the data they collect into Service Data, Secure Data, and optional Diagnostic Data. They need to comply with Canadian privacy laws and with the GDPR for users who live in the European Union, which could make things complicated.įortunately, AgileBits has designed 1Password to function with very little data from you, making it easier for them to comply while protecting your privacy.

I liked how clearly it was written and what they had to say. I also reviewed the 1Password Privacy Policy, dated December 7, 2021. I did not find any issues or concerns with the TOS. I reviewed the 1Password Terms of Service (TOS), dated September 23, 2021 (the most current as of the date of this review). These are the reasons why many privacy advocates advise against using services that are based in any of the FVEY countries. There have also been reports that they work together to spy on each other’s citizens, thereby contravening even those protections that do exist within a given country.

Countries in this international intelligence gathering alliance are not known to have the strongest privacy laws. Unfortunately for us, Canada, like the United States, is a member of the Five Eyes Alliance (FVEY).

Over the years, AgileBits has updated the program to run on all the major operating systems, browsers, and mobile devices. It launched in 2006 as a Macintosh-only program.

Synchronizes across all your devices and browsersġPassword is published by AgileBits, a company based in Ontario, Canada.

Data encrypted in transit and at rest with AES-256, PBKDF2, SRP.

Supported platforms include Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, web, and all major browsers.

Here’s a short summary of the full set of 1Password features:

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