Tag Archives: Chrome

Google is testing a new feature to prevent malicious public websites from pivoting through a user’s browser to attack devices and services on internal, private networks. More simply, Google plans to prevent bad websites on the internet from attacking a visitor’s devices (like printers or routers) in your home or on your computer. People usually consider these devices safe as they’re not directly connected to the internet and are protected by a router. “To prevent malicious… Source link

Google is testing a new security feature that hides your IP address in the beta version of the Chrome browser, MSPowerUser reports. The feature is simply called “IP Protection” and will basically do what the name suggests, protect your IP address. The new feature will hide your IP address when you’re logged into Google Chrome, limit what data suspected trackers can see about your online habits, and redirect some content requests through privacy servers instead of sending them… Source link

Google Chrome is the world’s most popular browser. So when a “very dangerous,” fraudulent update is caught stealing private data, messages and photos, it’s a cause for serious concern. discovered in the wild McAfee An alarming new report from McAfee this week warns Android users to refrain from clicking any message links that install Chrome updates on their devices. MoqHao malware is hiding within those downloads with a nasty twist—one which the security researchers describe as a… Source link

John Lamb/Getty Images Google Chrome holds 64.4% of the global market share for web browsers. The next most popular browser is Safari at 18.82%. That’s a huge gap.  There are many reasons for Chrome’s domination, including Android’s global market share still hovering around 70% globally and Chrome being the default browser on Google’s OS.  There are, of course, other reasons why Chrome is so dominant. One of them is speed. According to Cloudwards, Chrome is ranked as the fastest browser… Source link

There’s a feature buried in Google Chrome‘s settings that you might not have heard of, but which could make your experience browsing the internet much faster and smoother. It’s called Extended preloading, and even if you have one of the best computers around, you still might want to turn it on. Preloading on Chrome is designed to make your web browsing experience as fast as it can be by essentially loading the webpages you visit before you visit them. To do this, Chrome uses cookies, which… Source link

If you’re one of the billion-plus users of Google Chrome on Windows, then you should note the serious new warning issued this week. This particular warning is a surprise—because it seems to come on Chrome’s behalf from one of its harshest critics. Serious new Google Chome warning for all Microsoft Windows users Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto 2/5 update below, this article was originally published on 2/3. Google Chrome dominates the worldwide browser market, with approaching 65% of the market… Source link

If you’re one of the billion-plus users of Google Chrome on Windows, then you should note the serious new warning issued this week. This particular warning is a surprise—because it seems to come on Chrome’s behalf from one of its harshest critics. Windows users Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto 2/5 update below, this article was originally published on 2/3. Google Chrome dominates the worldwide browser market, with approaching 65% of the market to Apple Safari’s less than 20% in second place…. Source link

As Google phases out third-party cookies in Chrome, the idea of them disappearing by the end of the year has become about as clear as a foggy day in London.  In fact, some ad executives are putting their money on cookies waving goodbye sometime in the first quarter of next year. They just can’t see it happening anytime before then, despite Google’s insistence that they will be gone before the year is done — especially not when the market considers that its alternative (the Privacy… Source link

“We will will all suffer in the end, fed a mediocre stew of regurgitate.” Write Bot Google is gearing up to release a new feature for Chrome that’s essentially an in-browser, AI-powered writing assistant — a move that just might drown the Internet in even more AI-generated spam. “Writing on the web can be daunting, especially if you want to articulate your thoughts on public spaces or forums,” wrote Google Chrome vice president Parisa Tabriz in a Tuesday post. “So in next month’s Chrome… Source link

Google Chrome has begun testing a native version for Windows on Arm, according to reports, bringing the world’s most popular browser to one of the world’s niche operating systems — which may gain in importance in 2024. Twitter/X user Pedro Justo confirmed that Google is offering Windows on Arm builds as part of its nightly Canary Channel, the latest Chrome beta. Other sources, including The Verge, have confirmed that the browser runs natively on Windows on Arm machines. As… Source link