Mexico is developing a cellphone app that will allow migrants to warn relatives and consulates if they think they are about to be detained by U.S. immigration officials.
If you’re talking about have I been pwned, that site is actually legit. They have an API that compares hashes and stuff. I hope this app is legit too, it could save millions of people.
It actually requests your password (vs email for HaveIBeenPwned) and checks it against rainbow tables. It doesn’t ask for other identifying information, so it’s okay, but feels super sketchy.
Ahh. Interesting. I don’t think I’ve seen the HIBP one!
Now it’s going to bug me, trying to remember the one I was thinking of. (Unfortunately, I’m out and about today and can’t really take a moment to hunt down what I’d previously seen.)
He is also a “Microsoft Regional Director”. I thought that was a position at Microsoft, but after actually looking at it, it looks like you’re correct.
This sounds a lot like that website where you can enter your password to check if has been compromised.
i don’t think so
they see what’s coming and they want to protect people. mexico is getting more civilized while u.s. is sinking into its crueller depths
If you’re talking about have I been pwned, that site is actually legit. They have an API that compares hashes and stuff. I hope this app is legit too, it could save millions of people.
There’s one by …. Microsoft, I think?
It actually requests your password (vs email for HaveIBeenPwned) and checks it against rainbow tables. It doesn’t ask for other identifying information, so it’s okay, but feels super sketchy.
HIBP can check passwords. Some password managers integrate with it, like Bitwarden. Troy Hunt, the person behind HIBP works at Microsoft.
Ahh. Interesting. I don’t think I’ve seen the HIBP one!
Now it’s going to bug me, trying to remember the one I was thinking of. (Unfortunately, I’m out and about today and can’t really take a moment to hunt down what I’d previously seen.)
Isn’t Troy Hunt just a Microsoft MVP? I don’t think he actually works for them
He is also a “Microsoft Regional Director”. I thought that was a position at Microsoft, but after actually looking at it, it looks like you’re correct.