Google Chrome Will Get An HTTPS-Only Mode For Secure Browsing Google is working on adding an HTTPS-Only Mode to the Chrome web browser to protect users’ web traffic from eavesdropping by upgrading all connections to HTTPS. This new feature is now being tested in the Chrome 93 Canary preview releases for Read more…
A Google Drive Security Update Will Break Some of Your Shared Links An upcoming security update for Google Drive will increase the security of your shared documents but likely break many of your shared links. Yesterday, Google began emailing Google Workspace admins about a new security update for Google Drive Read more…
Google Chrome on iOS is Getting an Enhanced Privacy Feature Google Chrome for iOS now allows you to lock your incognito tabs behind Face ID so other people can’t snoop on what sites you are visiting. Google Chrome’s incognito mode is commonly used to visit sensitive sites that people do Read more…
Google Fixes Seventh Chrome Zero-day Exploited in the Wild This Year Google has released Chrome 91.0.4472.114 for Windows, Mac, and Linux to fix four security vulnerabilities, with one of them a high severity zero-day vulnerability exploited in the wild. This version, released today, June 17th, 2021, to the Stable desktop Read more…
Google Workspace Adds New Phishing Protection, Client-side Encryption Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) has been updated with client-side encryption and new Google Drive phishing and malware content protection. These new additions are part of a broader effort focused on more robust data security and follow the release of Safe Browsing, Read more…
Google Fixes Sixth Chrome Zero-day Exploited in the Wild This Year Google has released Chrome 91.0.4472.101 for Windows, Mac, and Linux to fix 14 security vulnerabilities, with one zero-day vulnerability exploited in the wild and tracked as CVE-2021-30551. Google Chrome 91.0.4472.101 has started rolling out worldwide and will become available to Read more…
Google Fined €220 Million for Abusing Dominant Role in Online Ads The French competition authority has fined Google €220 million for abusing its dominant position in online advertising and favoring its services to the disadvantage of its publishers and competitors. The investigation into Google’s unfair digital advertising practices started after Read more…
Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla Work Together on Better Browser Extensions Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Mozilla have launched the WebExtensions Community Group (WECG) to collaborate on standardizing browser extensions to enhance both security and performance. “With multiple browsers adopting a broadly compatible model for extensions in the last few years, the Read more…
Google Chrome Now Warns You of Extensions From Untrusted Devs Google has added new protection capabilities for Enhanced Safe Browsing users in Chrome, warning them when installing untrusted extensions and allowing them to request more in-depth scans of downloaded files. The Safe Browsing feature, available in Google Chrome since 2007, warns you Read more…
Google Chrome Now 23% Faster After JavaScript Engine Improvements Google says the latest Google Chrome release comes with a significant performance boost due to newly added improvements to the open-source V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine. Google Chrome 91, which started rolling out earlier this week, is executing JavaScript code 23% faster with Read more…
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