The foundation Mozilla announced the release of Firefox Monitor. This is a free service, which has been tested since the summer and informs Firefox users (and not only) if their data has been leaked online. 
Firefox Monitor is the product of a collaboration with Troy Hunt, the creator of 'Have I Been Pwned,' and uses the site's API to work.
The way the "new" service works will be familiar to anyone who has used the Troy Hunt website, Have I Been Pwned. Users simply enter their email addresses into Firefox Monitor and the new service will search for email with a list of existing data breaches. In case he discovers something he will inform the interested party about whether his data is circulating on the internet. 
The purpose of Firefox Monitor is to allow users to respond to data breaches in a timely manner, giving them the opportunity to take proactive measures to stop further surprises, with a change of passwords accesss but also the activation of two-factor authentication (2FA).
Although Firefox Monitor doesn't do much more than the 'Have I Been Pwned' page does, it makes the tool available to a much larger audience. Firefox is already installed in hundreds millions computers and too many of the users who use it browser of the Mozilla Foundation have no idea if their data is freely circulating on the Internet.
The Mozilla Foundation has promised to provide a complete end-user security and privacy tool this autumn and the Firefox Monitor seems to be the first to be released.
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