Nisheeth Bhakuni

LastPass lets you share passwords with its new Families subscription

Sharing some accounts with friends or family members has its perks, but it can also be risky. Many people expect to use simple passwords, which is why you may be tempted to go for something that’s easy to remember. Not to mention that they also lose the credentials from time to time, so you have to share them again via email or texts, which is not really safe.

Avast now owns CCleaner after acquiring Piriform

Today, those two programs are joined together in a financial matrimony. You see, Avast announces that it has acquired Piriform. Not only does the acquired company make CCleaner, but many other solid programs too. In fact, the rest of Piriform’s library — Recuva, Speccy, and Defraggler — are staples of the Windows freeware community.