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thepasswordapp

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    Comment #46240419

    Thanks! We went with a Bauhaus-inspired design - bold geometric shapes, primary colors, hard shadows. Felt like the right aesthetic for a security tool that's meant to feel solid a…

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    Comment #46167402

    Good question - and yes, this should probably be a library. The core approach: browser-use's Agent class accepts a `credentials` parameter that gets passed to custom action functio…

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    Comment #46167395

    Fair skepticism - I'd be suspicious too. Two clarifications: 1. We don't ask for your current passwords. The app imports your CSV from your existing password manager (1Password, Bi…

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    Comment #46165476

    The credential stuffing angle here is worth highlighting - the breach happened because users reused passwords from other breached sites. What's frustrating is that even security-co…

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    Comment #46157340

    The cat-and-mouse game between AI agents and bot detection is getting more sophisticated every month. What's interesting is that legitimate use cases (accessibility tools, testing …

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    Comment #46157332

    This is a really important area of research. Building AI agents that interact with external systems (browsers, APIs, CI/CD) requires a fundamentally different security model than t…

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    Comment #46098480

    The browser automation point is key. We've been using browser-use (the Python library) to automate password changes across websites for thepassword.app - turns out this is a surpri…

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    Comment #46098284

    Been "vibe coding" for 8 months building thepassword.app - AI browser automation that changes passwords across websites. The enjoyment factor is real. The iteration speed with Clau…

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    Comment #46098274

    The car data collection story is concerning, but it's part of a broader pattern: credentials and personal data are scattered across dozens of services we interact with daily. The a…

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    Comment #46094160

    We've been using browser-use as the foundation for our macOS app that automates password changes. The framework's LLM loop approach handles dynamic sites much better than tradition…

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    Comment #46075662

    The credential harvesting aspect is what concerns me most for the average developer. If you've ever run `npm install` on an affected package, your environment variables, .npmrc tok…

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    Comment #46070764

    This is a good example of "your vendor is your attack surface" becoming the security lesson of 2025. The pattern keeps repeating: Trust vendor → Vendor gets breached → Your users' …