Shouldn't it at least send you a link to verify that you control the address before showing your results?
Shouldn't it at least send you a link to verify that you control the address before showing your results?
I think it is a reasonable trade-off. For non-technical people (i.e. ~everyone) it provides a really useful service where you can see if your data has been leaked and what passwords to reset. For bad guys it makes their lives a little easier by creating a quick lookup and potentially knowledge about some leaks they weren't aware of, but ultimately there'd be a dark web version if HIBP didn't exist.
I think there's also a lot of PR value in a site like HIBP. If a non-technical person sees a headline like "400 million customer records leaked by Big Corp" it feels pretty abstract, but if you go and type your email address into HIBP and see a list of companies who have leaked your email address (and most likely some other data) it feels more personal.
EDIT: Seems like https://haveibeenpwned.com/OptOut does the trick.