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Google add-on Password Check checks if your account has been hacked

Google add-on Password Check checks if your account has been hacked

Google wants to make the internet a little safer. Since the security of a system stands or falls with the user, Google focuses on that user with its new features. With a new extension for Google Chrome, the internet giant checks whether an account has been hacked, or whether the login details have b... Read more

date5 years ago
Chrome gets never slow mode which breaks down internet

Chrome gets never slow mode which breaks down internet

In an effort to make Chrome faster, Google developers are working on a new mode to reduce the impact of a website on browser performance. The current implementation seems to be detrimental to the functionality of most websites. With Chrome, Google has had the ambition since day one to offer a very f... Read more

date5 years ago
Chrome becomes immune to sneaky downloads

Chrome becomes immune to sneaky downloads

Google introduces built-in protection for sneaky downloads for Chromium-based browsers. It lags behind Firefox, among others. Chromium finally gets protection for drive by downloads. These are sneaky downloads that automatically start when users visit a website, without having to click on anything. ... Read more

date5 years ago
Chrome update will block more than just adblockers

Chrome update will block more than just adblockers

A planned Google Chrome API update will not only affect adblockers. Also browser extensions for antivirus products, parental controls and various privacy-related services will no longer work. That's what ZDNet writes. Raymond Hill, author of the adblockers uBlock Origin and uMatrix, reported the pr... Read more

date5 years ago
Google is working on Chrome update that breaks adblockers

Google is working on Chrome update that breaks adblockers

Google is writing a new edition of its Manifesto, a document that describes which APIs are available for extensions. The proposed changes in Manifesto v3 will de facto eliminate most adblockers. Developers at Google are currently working on Manifesto v3 for Chromium. Their official ambition is to ma... Read more

date5 years ago
Google Chrome for Windows 10 gets dark mode

Google Chrome for Windows 10 gets dark mode

Google Chrome also gets a dark mode on Windows 10. That's what Peter Kasting from Google confirmed on Reddit, reports Techdows. There was already a dark theme available within the incognito window, but outside the private version of the browser it was not possible to use it. Windows 10 already supp... Read more

date5 years ago
New Google Chrome attack can cause your Windows 10 device to crash

New Google Chrome attack can cause your Windows 10 device to crash

A new exploit has been discovered within Google Chrome, which has the potential to completely freeze Windows 10 devices. The exploit is part of a tech support scam, in which the user is told that there is a virus on his or her device. This can be read on the site BGR. There we read about a new explo... Read more

date5 years ago
Many complaints about new interface Google Chrome

Many complaints about new interface Google Chrome

Many end users complain about the latest 71 interface of the Google Chrome browser. This is what ZDnet has stated on the basis of, among other things, an extensive social media study. Especially not being able to return to an older version of the operating system causes a lot of displeasure. The art... Read more

date5 years ago
Chrome OS now blocks hacks via USB devices

Chrome OS now blocks hacks via USB devices

Chrome OS will soon block all attempts to access a device via a USB device, or to change settings when the screen is locked. It is one of the new steps taken by Google to protect Chromebooks from certain types of physical access attacks. The new function is called USBGuard and blocks all access to t... Read more

date5 years ago
Google Chrome tackles sites that won’t let you leave

Google Chrome tackles sites that won’t let you leave

It's a problem people sometimes run into. If they press the back button on Google Chrome on certain sites, nothing happens. Instead, they end up on the same page where they started. Google is currently working on a solution for this. The site 9to5Google reports that it found a new commit in Chromium... Read more

date5 years ago
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