Tried my email address. Only leak was due to Warframe (which I've played a total of 15 minutes of back in 2014). Tried my parents email accounts and both had zero breaches. I know for a fact my mother's email account has been in at least one data breach so I'm questioning the comprehensiveness of this tool.
Firefox Monitor
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Re: Firefox Monitor
#102Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm pretty sure it's a partnership with HaveIBeenPwned: https://www.troyhunt.com/were-baking-have-i-been-pwned-into-... > We're Baking Have I Been Pwned into Firefox and 1Password > Over the coming weeks, Mozilla will begin trialling integration between HIBP and Firefox to make breach data searchable via a new tool called "Firefox Monitor".
Great News! I looked for that on their site but may have missed it.
At the bottom of the results page:
Breach data provided by Have I Been Pwned
Re: Firefox Monitor
#103Disclaimer: Firefox Monitor dev here. Note: We just released a "V2" of the site that allows you to add multiple email addresses to monitor, and (then) to have all your breach alerts sent to your single primary email address.
Are there plans to monitor an entire custom domain?
Just use the site where Firefox is getting their data from, they have a domain feature: https://haveibeenpwned.com/DomainSearch
Re: Firefox Monitor
#104Apparently MyFitnessPal had their data breached, and my email address/password was in it. Checking my emails, I can't see anything from them about this. Loads of the usual marketing crap, but nothing about a breach. Not cool!
I found the email:
From: "MyFitnessPal"
To: [me]
Subject: Important Message Regarding MyFitnessPal Account Security
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2018 18:18:57 -0600Re: Firefox Monitor
#105My email appears in six breaches. Only one of the companies I recognize. I have never done business with the other five. This pisses me off. Not that the data was stolen -- these things happen. It pisses me off that my data was shared with third parties without my knowledge or consent. And no, a paragraph buried in the basement of a privacy policy does not constitute informed consent. This system would be more useful…
So, I 100% agree with you and think a sentence in multi-page privacy policy is not informed consent. Recently in EU GDPR regulation brought in some strict measures on how consent is requested and how data is shared and managed, I was delighted when websites started sending me emails asking me for content to market and share data. However I am now seeing a bunch of websites doing the shady tactic of showing a full pag…
Those don't meet the required standard of "an unambiguous indication by clear affirmative action" according to the UK ICO's interpretation of GDPR:
https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protectio...
"You cannot rely on silence, inactivity, pre-ticked boxes, opt-out boxes, default settings or a blanket acceptance of your terms and conditions."
Re: Firefox Monitor
#106This is basically a frontend for haveibeenpwned. Creating it costed Mozilla money. Why did they do this instead of linking directly to the original page?
Because the Mozilla brand is more trusted than a random website with ‘Pwned’ in its name. Also, it's being built into Firefox so having a website for it too seems like a good idea.
Well the have I been pwned website is also pretty trusted and is integrated into 1password. I don't know why Firefox wouldn't just integrate it into the browser like 1password did with their password manager. Would make more sense than just being a different front end to an existing site.
Re: Firefox Monitor
#107Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's currently taking away from it being a good browser. When I go to a new site I get this atrocious animation: https://superuser.com/questions/1438488/disable-firefox-cont...
You may find your priorities as to what constitutes a good browser are not universal. Having a content blocker may be more important to many people than a tiny animation most people will barely notice. And... if you're not immediately used to a content blocker it's not a crazy idea to have something that actively draws a tiny bit of attention to the fact that something altered the page you saw, because content blocke…
Just because people don't notice the animation doesn't mean they aren't affected by it. The smallest distractions can cause a loss in focus. A web browser is a tool I use for work, and it isn't just about what I want, it's about what I need.
Re: Firefox Monitor
#108My email appears in six breaches. Only one of the companies I recognize. I have never done business with the other five. This pisses me off. Not that the data was stolen -- these things happen. It pisses me off that my data was shared with third parties without my knowledge or consent. And no, a paragraph buried in the basement of a privacy policy does not constitute informed consent. This system would be more useful…
> It pisses me off that my data was shared with third parties without my knowledge or consent But you knew when you signed up to everywhere you've ever signed up that you were giving them uninformed consent to do whatever they want with your data and metadata, and you knew that they would do whatever they want, including not bothering to effectively protect your data. And yet you signed up. And so have I. But since t…
Yes, today we know, how spread was knowledge of data abuse back in 2008? Because that's what the tools tells me, websites I registered to in 2008 (when I was 18 and young) have leaked my information.
Re: Firefox Monitor
#109My email appears in six breaches. Only one of the companies I recognize. I have never done business with the other five. This pisses me off. Not that the data was stolen -- these things happen. It pisses me off that my data was shared with third parties without my knowledge or consent. And no, a paragraph buried in the basement of a privacy policy does not constitute informed consent. This system would be more useful…
>This system would be more useful if it could report how these companies got my data. I want to know who betrayed me.
The company might not have sold your info. They might have been hacked. There really isn't any way to know for sure FWICT.
Re: Firefox Monitor
#110Earlier quoted context omitted.
There are only four major browsers, so it isn't about being a great browser . Many try to switch and then some scandal happens, or it just seems as cluttered as any other browser, and they give up. I think the people who think Firefox Monitor is a good idea are probably the ones who thought the Mr. Robot promo was a good idea. A good browser should stay out of the way. Chrome did for a long time. Having a "Save to Po…
Browsers have tons of feature; you don't need to use the ones you don't care for. It's trivial to remove the pocket button - right-click and select "remove from address bar". If I might ask - how is a "save to pocket" intrusive? This isn't like any of the billions of social media buttons you'll come across on the web; it's not a tracker or anything (and if you do click it, you're going to need to make an account firs…
It's intrusive because it takes up space on my screen, and because it's completely useless without a Pocket account. Thanks for the tip about removing it from my address bar. Done. It still shows up second in the dot menu, but it's an improvement. I'd rather it were an extension that was installed by default that I could uninstall.