Google Announces "Password Alert" To Protect Against Phishing Attacks

HughPickens.com writes: Google has announced Password Alert, a free, open-source Chrome extension that protects your Google Accounts from phishing attacks. Once you've installed it, Password Alert will show a warning if you type your Google password into a site that isn't a Google sign-in page. This protects you from phishing attacks and also encourages you to use different passwords for different sites, a security best practice. Once you've installed and initialized Password Alert, Chrome will remember a "scrambled" version of your Google Account password. It only remembers this information for security purposes and doesn't share it with anyone. If you type your password into a site that isn't a Google sign-in page, an alert will tell you that you're at risk of being phished so you can update your password and protect yourself.

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Chrome will remember a "scrambled" version

[SoCalChris]

It's sad how far Slashdot has fallen.

Re:Chrome will remember a "scrambled" version

[amias]

hmm , how do i find passwords on this computer...

lets start typing random strings into a password field until this plugin tells me which is the google password.

yay , now i can log in to their google account first time !

this is almost as silly as those things that validate your bank cards pin for online banking that let
muggers force you to disclose your pin in a way that the banking system couldn't possibly no.

i really hope this isn't going to be installed on mobile phones