By the end of next month, the company will sunset the Chrome extension, and is already alerting users to uninstall the Password Checkup extension. Considering password reuse, third-party breaches often expose more than just one password. Password Checkup alerts you, and if you try to login using an insecure password, the tool will show you a red Safe Browsing-like dialogue prompting you to change your password.
It is worth noting that your personal information is never revealed to the search engine giant, Google since the tool operates in a privacy-preserving way. Back in October of 2019, the tool was integrated into the Google Account Password Manager. It also warns users about password reuse and weak login credentials.
With the latest integration, the issued a Sunset announcement for users that already use the extension. The Password Checkup extension is still available on the web. You will need to go to passwords.google.com to run the tool. You can also see the list of all login credentials that you have saved in the Chrome browser. However, Google announced that the extension will be removed on August 31st, 2020.
Google announced that now that the tool is completely integrated into the Chrome browser, and the company will be sunsetting the extension on August 31. After August 31st of this year, the extension will be automatically disabled and you will no longer receive alerts from the Password Checkup extension whether your username or password has been compromised in a third-party data breach.
If you want to still use the service, you will have to log in to the Chrome browser, and you should also make sure that the Chrome browser is up to date. Remember to enable the Chrome security setting that says ‘Warn you if passwords are exposed in a data breach.’ Google has added a convenient ‘Uninstall now’ button to remove the extension which has been downloaded more than a million times.
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