Google releases Chrome extension that alerts users of breached passwords (blog.google) 16 points by ucaetano 7y ago ↗ HN
[–] rocqua 7y ago ↗ I wonder what this will mean for Have I Been Pwned. This is essentially the same service, but with the behemoth of google behind it.
[–] eecsninja 7y ago ↗ I read the link but did not find any explanation of how the extension checks your login/password against the 4 billion known compromised credentials, without exposing your login/password to a third party. [–] rumblefrog 7y ago ↗ It's part of the under the hood image which gave a brief explanation [–] eecsninja 7y ago ↗ What under the hood image? [–] qwertycrackers 7y ago ↗ Probably using a bloom filter
[–] rumblefrog 7y ago ↗ It's part of the under the hood image which gave a brief explanation [–] eecsninja 7y ago ↗ What under the hood image?
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