Google Chrome Safe Browsing Feature Updated With Real-Time Privacy-Preserving URL Protection

Google Chrome Safe Browsing Feature Updated With Real-Time Privacy-Preserving URL Protection

Google Chrome offers users a Safe Browsing feature that checks for malicious URLs before loading web pages, and the search giant has now given it a major upgrade — a privacy-preserving real-time link scanning mechanism that checks an encrypted version of links that a user is visiting via an independently…

Google Chrome Update Fixes High-Severity Zero-Day Vulnerability That Was Actively Exploited

Google Chrome Update Fixes High-Severity Zero-Day Vulnerability That Was Actively Exploited

Google is rolling out a security patch for its Chrome web browser that fixes a security flaw that could allow a malicious user to run dangerous code on a user’s computer. The update is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux computers and users should install the latest version in order…

Fake Google Chrome, Safari Updates Infecting Mac Computers With AMOS Malware

Fake Google Chrome, Safari Updates Infecting Mac Computers With AMOS Malware

Fake Google Chrome and Safari updates for macOS are being used to infect Mac computers with the nefarious Atomic Stealer malware, also known as AMOS. Distributed to Mac owners as part of a social engineering campaign, AMOS can steal passwords, private files stored on a Mac. Users will need to…

Google Chrome Resumes Transition to Manifest V3 That Will Cripple Ad Blockers in 2024

Google Chrome Resumes Transition to Manifest V3 That Will Cripple Ad Blockers in 2024

Google Chrome will complete its transition to its Manifest V3 extension specification in 2024, the company recently announced via a blog post. The switch to Chrome’s Manifest V3 from the previous version is expected to severely limit the functionality of extensions on the world’s most widely used web browser —…

Google Chrome Gets Material You Redesign, New Security Features: Details

Google Chrome Gets Material You Redesign, New Security Features: Details

Google Chrome is getting a fresh coat of paint for its 15th birthday. The world’s most widely used browser is also getting new features aimed at improving user security. The app has received a new Material You-themed redesign that brings customisable colour palettes, a redesigned Chrome Web Store with AI-powered…

Google Chrome Rolls Out Support for ‘Privacy Sandbox’ Ad Platform Aimed at Replacing Third-Party Cookies

Google Chrome Rolls Out Support for ‘Privacy Sandbox’ Ad Platform Aimed at Replacing Third-Party Cookies

Google Chrome is making a new ad platform available to most users via its ‘Privacy Sandbox’, the company announced on Thursday. The search giant previously announced that it plans to phase out support for third party cookies that are used to track people as they browse the web. Instead, the company…

Google Chrome Updated With Fingerprint Lock for Incognito Tabs on Android: How It Works

Google Chrome Updated With Fingerprint Lock for Incognito Tabs on Android: How It Works

Google Chrome’s Incognito Mode is set to get more private on Android. A new feature is rolling out to users on Android phones that will automatically lock Incognito tabs on Google Chrome when the browser is exited. Users will be able to unlock them using biometric authentication, using the fingerprint…

Google Password Manager Gets Passkey Support for Android, Chrome

Google Password Manager Gets Passkey Support for Android, Chrome

Google announced on Wednesday that the developers can now test Google Password Manager’s passkey support on Android and Chrome. Passkeys are designed as a safer alternative to passwords and traditional two-factor authentication methods. Google claims that passkeys cannot be reused, won’t leak in server breaches, and protect users from phishing…

Chrome for Windows, Mac, Linux Updates With 4 High-Risk Vulnerability Fixes

Chrome for Windows, Mac, Linux Updates With 4 High-Risk Vulnerability Fixes

Google has released Chrome version 102.0.5005.115 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The new release fixes a total of seven security vulnerabilities — of which, four are marked highly severe. The update is rolling out to desktop users across Windows, macOS and Linux platforms over the coming days. India’s Computer Emergency…

Google Chrome’s New Machine Learning Model to Silence Undesired Notification Permission Prompts

Google Chrome’s New Machine Learning Model to Silence Undesired Notification Permission Prompts

Google Chrome will soon get a new machine learning (ML) model that will automatically silence notification permission prompts that are not/ less likely to get approval. Google says that this model is a part of an expansion of its ML capabilities which it uses in various other services, including filtering…