Privacy @lemmy.ml Andrew @andrew.masto.host 6 mo. ago

Proton: "Introducing Dark Web Monitoring for credential leaks"

https://proton.me/blog/dark-web-monitoring

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What is it with all kinds of companies building https://haveibeenpwned.com/ clones into their products lately?
- I mean why not. Having the Email provider automatically telling you that your E-Mail was found in a leak is really nice. Not everyone knows haveibeenpwned
  
  Also, I have a ton of aliases through Proton. I'm not going to put each on into haveibeenpwned
- Id need a paid haveibeenpwned subscription for domain level support. Proton is adding this to their existing subscription services to add value to what they offer. It's a smart move, especially once they add in catch-all/SL alias support
- It’s cheapish, and automates something that you should be doing. Easy way to add value to what you pay for
- According the the post they also use other intelligence data
So, just give us your secret creds and well keep them secret while searching the darknet for them?
- Looks like another Have I Been Pwned, at least at a glance they're looking for email addresses, and given that you have your email with them if you're using this service they kinda do have it already
I use my own domain, so I can do things like Home Depot, At my domain, and Amazon at my domain, and eBay at my domain, etc. So if anybody besides them emails me, I know that it has been misused or lost.
- Just do the plus trick, you don’t need own domain
  
  Some websites don't recognize the plus trick and won't accept it. And I use my own domain so that if I wish to switch email providers ever again, I don't have to switch all of my email addresses again. I can just switch my domain to a new provider and all of my emails stay the way they are.
  
  Problem is, nothing prevents anyone from removing the plus part before sanding the mail. Isn't it a standard at basically any email provider?

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