News JVTech Google Chrome wants to prevent you from doing big silly things
Published on 03/01/2023 at 17:05
Google Chrome is literally the world’s biggest web browser, so when it comes to security, the company isn’t kidding. This new feature of Google Chrome wants to put you on the safe side, especially with regard to the software you are going to download.
Google puts a layer on security
About 750 million Internet users use Google Chrome, so when it comes to security, the brand clearly knows how to do it. After numerous updates of bug fixes, Google finally decides to implement a real feature to protect your data, but also the health of your computer.
Google is obviously not flawless in terms of security, but the updates are starting to pay off nicely. All Chrome users are warned of the opening of a suspicious pop-up window, as well as the mention HTTP without the S at the end to warn if the site is really secure. Some not very recommendable shops play on this table to dispose of your personal data, in addition to not protecting them properly. This is a ready-made way for hackers, who aim to resell data packets to companies.
A new line of code embedded in Google Chrome mentions the Chromium Gerrit feature, a feature that allows Google to automatically block a suspicious download. The update hasn’t rolled out yet, but cybersecurity experts say these few lines of code could mean a major shift in Chrome’s ability to automate certain security features.
Of course, this feature shouldn’t conflict with sites that have HTTPS at the start of their URL. Only sites considered insecure by Google should be affected by this automatic blocking.
Of course, a bit like automatic blocking by Windows, users will be able to freely choose to proceed to the next step, but Google will clearly not vouch for the theft of your data. This will especially be the case for illegal download sites and unofficial shops.
Blocking the installation of an application on Windows
Is Google Chrome really unstoppable?
In computing, we all know that nothing is unstoppable. Google clearly cannot effectively protect 750 million users worldwide and hackers are very good at bypassing security systems.
Tell yourself that in addition, the most common hacking is due to phishingi.e. a fraudulent email or message that asks you for information or access to some of your personal data by pretending to be a company / person, and Google cannot do much about it, apart from creating complaint files that will blacklist suspicious emails and accounts.
Google is already working on this subject, in particular on the operating system for Android smartphones, which already offer a blocking of suspicious downloads. Even if the majority of Internet users use their smartphone rather than a computer, it is on this last platform that more people are led to download files from different websites.
For the moment, nothing has been officially announced by Google but the update should arrive during 2023, after the new update which will take place in March 2023.
