Password leak detection is a built-in feature of the Google Chrome browser and is part of Safe Browsing mode. Users who do not use Safe Browsing mode will not have access to this feature. However, Google is now experimenting with a new Password leak toggle move by detaching it from Safe Browsing mode and relocating it, allowing all users to enable or disable the feature.
Password leak detection is a very useful security feature of Chrome browser, which checks your passwords for data breaches. If any of your passwords you’re using has been found in an online data breach, Google Chrome will notify it.
You can enable Password Leak detection by navigating to Chrome Settings > Privacy and Security > Security. From there, select “Enhanced protection” or activate the option that says “Warn you if a password was compromised in a data breach” in Standard protection mode.
However, as mentioned earlier, the issue is that the Password Leak option is only available in Safe Browsing mode. The good news is that the latest stable version of the Google Chrome browser has introduced a separate toggle for the Password Leak feature, allowing users to enable or disable it in any browsing mode.
If you want to use the password leak detection of the Chrome browser without enabling the Safe Browsing feature, this article will guide you.
How to Enable the New Password Leak Toggle Move in Google Chrome
1. Launch Google Chrome browser and go to chrome://flags page.
2. Type ‘password leak move’ in the Search flags box.
3. Next, click the drop-down menu next to Password leak toggle move and select Enabled.
4. Relaunch the browser to make the changes.
Now you can enable or disable Password Leak detection feature without selecting the Safe browsing mode. Go to Settings > Password and Security > Security, scroll down and under Advanced section, toggle On/Off “Warn you if a password was compromised in a data breach” option.
Now, the browser will be able to detect the password leak and alert you if any of your login information is found in an online leak. If your password is leaked, change it immediately to avoid any future privacy and security risk. According to Google, usernames and passwords are encrypted by Chrome, making them unreadable to Google and anyone else.
