Google Chrome rival brings a new feature to its browser

Google Chrome seems pretty unstoppable. The web browser goes from strength to strength with latest reports from NetMarketShare suggesting it now has a huge 62.9 per cent market share. However, despite its popularity, one of its closest rivals looks set to release a feature that could convince some users to make at the switch. Mozilla’s Firefox is thought to be planning a release which will instantly tell users if their user names and passwords have been breached.

As spotted by Bleeping Computer, the change has been made possible by Mozilla integrating their Monitor service and Lockwise password manager into the Firefox browser. Via a partnership with the Have I Been Pwned data breach site, the new update will check all user names and passwords against the listed breaches to see if everything is safe and secure. If it spots a problem, users will be alerted and advised to change their settings. Bleeping Computer is also reporting that Mozilla plans to display full stats for the amount of data breaches a user’s login has been involved in There’s no official word on when this upgrade will arrive in the browser but It’s thought the update will be pushed out as part of Firefox 70. The news of this Mozilla update comes as Google appears to be testing a feature that will speed up your browsing.

Firefox is taking on Chrome