How to enable password leak detection in Google Chrome

Google Chrome is gaining a new security feature known as “Password Leak Detection,” and as the name implies, it’s a feature designed to alert you the password you’re using has been found in a data breach. 

If the browser detects that the password you’re trying to use is in the database of compromised passwords, it’ll advise you to change it to a different one. 

The new feature should sound familiar because Google already has a Password Checkup extension that offers the same functionality. However, the feature is now part of the browser, and you don’t need to install a separate extension.

Password Leak Detection is currently in development, but you can enable it manually using the Chrome advanced settings.

In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to enable the password leak detection in the latest version of Chrome.

How to enable password leak detection in Chrome

To enable password leak detection in Chrome, use these steps:

1. Open Chrome.

2. Type the following path in the address bar and press Enter:

   chrome://flags/#password-leak-detection

3. Use the drop-down menu on the right and select Enabled (or Disabled to turn the feature off).

   

4. Click the Relaunch now button.

Once you complete the steps, the web browser will be able to detect and alert you if any of your login information have been part of a data breach. 

If the password is known by Google that has been compromised, make sure to change it on all the accounts you may be using it.

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