The tools will alert users if their username and password have been breached across all websites and services
Google is beefing up its Chrome tools to help users ascertain when their data may be at risk.
Password Checkup and Cross Account Protection are the latest efforts from search giant Google to make users feel safe and secure when browsing online.
Password Checkup is a Chrome extension that will detect whether the username and password you’re using to login to an online account or service have been stolen. If either has, an alert will pop up in your browser, advising you of the breach and suggesting you change your password.
Google warns that this is only the first iteration of the tool though and it will be refined in the coming months, suggesting it’s perhaps not as accurate as it should be.
