Google launches Password Checkup, a Chrome extension that alerts users to breaches and prompts resets, and Cross Account Protection for apps with Google Sign in
here's how it works Jon Porter / The Verge : Google's new Chrome Extension automatically checks your passwords are still secure Security Boulevard : What does your password say about you? Arif Bacchus / Digital Trends : Google's new Chrome extension ensures your passwords are always secure Mohit Kumar / The Hacker News : Google's New Tool Alerts When You Use Compromised Credentials On Any Site Martin Brinkmann / gHacks Technology News : Google publishes Password Checkup extension for Chrome João Carrasqueira / Neowin : Google launches new Chrome extension to check if your password has been compromised Paul Lilly / PC Gamer : Google's new Chrome extension squeals on compromised passwords Jason Cipriani / CNET : How to use Google's new Password Checkup tool Jen Karner / Android Police : Keep your accounts more secure with Google's new Password Checkup Chrome extension Venkat / Techdows : Google takes on Firefox Monitor (Breach Alerts service) with Chrome Password Checkup Extension Eric Abent / SlashGear : Chrome Password Checkup alerts you to hacked logins Tweets: Sundar Pichai / @sundarpichai : Today, we're introducing two new updates that will help keep your data secure: Password Checkup, a Chrome extension that helps protect your accounts from third party data breaches, and a new feature called Cross Account Protection #saferinternetday http://blog.google/... http://twitter.com/... Greg DeMichillie / @gregde : New Chrome extension detects if you use a username/password combo that is among 4 billion known to be compromised, not just on Google sites but anywhere. http://www.blog.google/... @wired : It's increasingly difficult to keep track of which of your passwords you need to change. So Google has devised a Chrome extension to watch your back. http://www.wired.com/... Lily Hay Newman / @lilyhnewman : Google made a Chrome extension that monitors the passwords you use on all sites and warns you if any have been exposed in a breach. And there's a plan for how they're going to do this without being even more up in your shit than they already are http://www.wired.com/... Michael Gartenberg / @gartenberg : What could possibly go wrong with giving Google this info. http://twitter.com/... Sam Harrelson / @samharrelson : I use a password manager to handle this, but (sadly) most people don't... this is a great step by @google to address the chronic problem of poor security literacy that I would encourage you to tell your friends and family about! http://twitter.com/...