Google is trying the impossible: combining convenience and security. It has expanded your browser's security checks with automated functions.
In recent years, Google has paid special attention to the security of the Chrome browser. One of its important trends is automation. Under the promise of convenience, the browser is expanded with solutions that automatically warn, block, etc., so that the user only has to intervene in the most necessary cases. The line began in 2019 with the introduction of warnings about compromised passwords and unsafe sites, and continued with automatic deletion of Internet history at regular intervals. And a few years ago, real-time monitoring of the security of extensions was introduced.
Automations have now been expanded to include online abusive notifications. Like Chrome Product Manager, Andrew Kamau Written by Appears from a blog postThe browser has been added with a function that can even independently decide whether a website notification looks like spam, and if necessary, automatically revoke permission to send notifications from the page. The function works continuously in the background and sends information to the user about possible tasks.
According to the post, Chrome basically evaluates notifications based on two parameters. On the one hand, it monitors the number of daily notifications, and on the other hand, it uses From location sharing service Information that can be used to measure how relevant a specific website is to a user (“website engagement”). The browser evaluates this based on several parameters, such as how much time the user actively spends on the specific page, whether it appears on the home screen, etc.
Notifications are monitored in real time, and if the security feature deems any of them to be fraudulent, they are automatically deleted regardless of the source (i.e. your website rating). It also notifies the user to take necessary steps to improve their security.
It is now also default on mobile phones.
The Security Check function was optional for a long time, but since the end of last year it has been running in the background by default in all updated browsers. However, Google has now made this option the default on mobile devices. Thus, in addition to the automatic revocation of permissions on mobile phones, it is also new to send information about executed operations and warnings about unresolved security issues.
It is not at all easy to make functions that run continuously in the background the default function on mobile devices, as it can significantly reduce battery life. In this regard, the registry received a response from Google that the security check Slightly affects power consumption of mobile devices..
In addition to the new security features, old ones have also been improved. For example, if an installed Chrome extension actually poses a security risk for some reason, the browser will automatically load the extension page along with the warning and display a panel to remove it.
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