Google IO: New password manager in Google Chrome helps customers identify and modify leaked passwords

The brand new feature will know passwords that may will be shown a ‘Change password’ button from Google Assistant. You will be able to modify the password by clicking on the button given.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS
• Google has introduced new features on password manager for efficiency
• Password manager will recognise leaked passwords.
• It will change compromised passwords itself

Google’s password manager is getting a level up with a slew of brand new features and one of them is the ability to recognise and modify the compromised passwords with a single click. The news was stated at Google IO 2021 tech giant’s annual developers’ conference. The new attributes will recognise passwords that might have been leaked and the people will be shown a ‘Change password’ button from Google Assistant. You will be able to modify the password by simply clicking once on the button.

Google explained that , Going forward, the Chrome will help you modify your passwords with a single click. On supported sites, when you go through your passwords and Chrome finds a password that might be compromised, you will notice a “Change password” option from Assistant. When you click the button, Google Chrome will not only navigate to the site page, but it will also go through the entire process of modifying your password.

Google has put a lot of thought in improving the privacy of customers and launched many attributes that will help users. It has launched a quick option to delete the last 15 minutes of your Search history with a single click from the Google Account Menu.

It has also launched a locked file in Google Photos which is a password protected space where the selected pictures can be saved separately. These pictures will not show up as you scroll through your grid . This attribute is coming first to Google Pixels and more Android devices in the coming year.