Google yesterday released a free Chrome extension that preempts users from entering their Google account password into bogus websites and hampers the bad habit of reusing credentials.

“Once you’ve installed it, Password Alert will show you a warning if you type your Google password into a site that isn’t a Google sign-in page,” said Drew Hintz, a Chrome security engineer, and Justin Kosslyn, who is on the Google Ideas team, in a Wednesday blog. “This protects you from phishing attacks and also encourages you to use different passwords for different sites, a security best practice.”

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