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May 18, 2021 05:44 pm GMT

Google wants to make changing your compromised passwords easier

Google wants to make changing your compromised passwords easier

If you won't clean up your compromised passwords, then Google, like an exasperated parent, will have to do it for you. 

During the tech behemoth's annual developer conference on Tuesday, Google I/O, the company announced a new (and for now limited) effort to help Chrome users change passwords that may have been exposed in a breach. This new feature complements Chrome's built-in password manager, and follows on the 2019 announcement that Chrome will warn users of potentially exposed passwords. 

Essentially, using Duplex, Google is attempting to automate the sometimes time-consuming process of logging into a rarely used online account, navigating to the password-change menu, and going through the necessary steps.  Read more...

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