Did you know Google stores your passwords?

I use Safari to browse on my laptop, and I usually tell it to remember my password when creating a new account, although this really isn't the most secure thing to do (a topic for another newsletter.)  However, I had no idea Google Chrome was also storing all those passwords and making them available on their website.

I was amazed when I went to this link: https://passwords.google.com/ and then logged in with my Google password!  I had no idea this resource existed.  While visiting that site, I did the "Password Checkup" and found that 7 of my accounts had passwords that had been exposed in a third-party breach.  The checkup also let me know that I had 85 accounts with a reused password (a no-no), and 73 accounts with a weak password.

So, now, what do I  need to do?
1) I'm going to change the passwords that have been exposed
2) I'll enhance  my "weak" passwords.
3)  AND, I'm going to delete a lot of that stored information from Google! Google does not need to be storing all of my information.

At the very least, I'd encourage you to check out your own information at the link, https://passwords.google.com/, then you can decide if you want/need to make changes.

And, if you are an organized person, maybe you could put this activity on your calendar to review every couple of months.

It seems like there's always something to do, huh?  Hopefully this week, though, you can enjoy some time with family and friends!  Happy Thanksgiving!