New features include DNS over HTTPS, a Safety Check section and simpler cookie management
Google has launched the hotly anticipated version 83 of its Chrome browser that comes complete with a raft of features originally planned for version 82, which was scrapped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of all, the new release brings new or redesigned security and privacy controls, as well as better password protection. The updates will be coming to Chrome on desktop platforms over the next few weeks, said Google.
Topping the list of the new additions is a pair of major upgrades: Enhanced Safe Browsing and Secure DNS. The former is meant to protect you from various online threats, including phishing and malware, in a more proactive manner. “If you turn on Enhanced Safe Browsing, Chrome proactively checks whether pages and downloads are dangerous by sending information about them to Google Safe Browsing,” says AbdelKarim Mardini, Senior Product Manager at Google. More protection updates are in the pipeline over the upcoming year, including tailored warnings for phishing sites.
The Secure DNS feature, meanwhile, includes DNS over HTTPS (DoH) that encrypts your Domain Name System (DNS) lookups with the aim of protecting you against a host of threats to your privacy and security. Chrome will either upgrade you to DNS over HTTPS automatically if the option is supported by your internet service provider, or you can configure it by using a different secure DNS provider. You can even disable the option comp ..
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