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Strange that the section on password managers doesn't mention LastPass, and the 2FA section doesn't mention Google Auth. If they have criticisms of those tools, it would be better to share them. Don't just ignore them, they are two of the most popular tools in personal security.

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Both of these are proprietary, I assume that's why they're left out.

Lastpass is tied to a third party service too, which seems like an odd compromise for the security of secrets. It also bundles a lot of trackers. I'd suggest people move away from a proprietary security tool that bundles spyware.

What's special about Google Auth? Why would you ever recommend that over any other alternative?

Also, I think Google Auth gives no way to make a backup of its data, although outside solutions exist.

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