1Password Freezes Press Accounts, Downgrades Journalist Program

1Password's free program for journalists, touted as a way of helping improve security for press frequently targeted by attacks, abruptly this April month.

After offering a free account to press for years and becoming a favorite among journalists, current press accounts were frozen until upgraded to paid business accounts, leaving them unable to change, add, or autofill their passwords.

Press accounts impacted by this now must copy and paste passwords into websites or pay to upgrade, and cannot securely share …

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