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Traveling, Passwords & Losing Everything: How to Get Back Online (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by Dragon9000-9000@alien.top to c/digitalnomad@expats.zone

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Dear r|DigitalNomad,

I am traveling internationally through Latin America as an American. I have an iPhone 13 Mini and a MacBook Air M1, 2020. I use google chrome and that seems to store a lot of my passwords, to the point where I only have memorized a couple, and I don't really know exactly where they go, its kind of a guessing game, its a mess. Have not had any major problems yet though.

If I were to lose everything, meaning my phone, laptop, wallet, credit cards, etc, how can I get back online? Like I will need to borrow someone's phone or computer, login somehow, then buy a new phone and a new laptop. Is there a password manager that can help me? Does google chrome have the capability to help me in this situation, or what do ya'll do to be prepared for the worst? 🙏

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[–] myze551ml@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I use google chrome and that seems to store a lot of my passwords

Google Chrome allows you to download saved passwords. Go to the menu (3 horizontal bars or dots) -> Password Manager -> Settings -> Export passwords : it will allow you to download all sites logins and passwords in CSV format.

These are also saved in your Google Account; and you can get a set of backup codes to allow you to authenticate yourself and log in if you have lost your phone. Note that you do need to save this elsewhere (physical copy); if you keep it in your wallet / phone and you lose those, you don't have it available.

[–] Dragon9000-9000@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Trying to figure out how to get back to normal, without having to fly all the way home.