Cavaney's remarks came at an API meeting Tuesday in Washington, where the group announced its new policies for energy security, calling for more energy efficiency, investment in new technologies and a diversity of fuel types.

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In the future, it may also offer an API that allows firms to check leaked usernames from other domains, too, a trick that would avoid security breaches resulting from victims who use the same password or other credentials across multiple sites.

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