Chrome may soon offer an automatic password change feature for compromised accounts. — Photography Evan Lorne/Shutterstock/AFP Relaxnews
Google is reportedly working on a handy new feature for Chrome. The browser may soon offer the option of automatically changing passwords for accounts that are thought to have been compromised.
According to leaks published on social networks, Google is preparing to launch a new feature called "Automatic Password Change” in Chrome. The idea is that when Chrome finds one of your passwords in a list of compromised data, it can suggest that you change it the next time you want to log in to the account in question. Note that there is no need to memorise the updated password since it is automatically saved, encrypted, in your Google Password Manager.
However, this feature is currently experimental, appearing among the new innovations related to artificial intelligence present in the Canary version of the browser, an experimental version of Chrome mainly used by developers and advanced users. It remains to be seen when it will be available in the classic version of the browser.
This initiative is part of Google's ongoing efforts to improve online security. The ability to automatically change passwords once they have been stolen is obviously a significant step forward, relying on AI to automate the process.
To find out if any of your data has been stolen, go to the Have I Been Pwned website. Just type in your email address to find out if you are affected. If you are, it does not necessarily mean that sensitive data is circulating, but simply that your username (and possibly your password) is on a leaked list. In any case, it is imperative that you change the passwords in question, even if the attack took place several months or years ago. – AFP Relaxnews
