In 2024, nearly 30 percent of respondents in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, India, and New Zealand remembered their passwords by writing them down in a notebook. Only 12 percent used a password manager application, while another 11 percent saved their passwords in the browser.
Typical password storage habits in selected countries in 2024
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