Google this week released Chrome 83 to the stable channel with patches for a total of 38 vulnerabilities, with improved Safe Browsing protection, and updated privacy and security controls.
The newly introduced Enhanced Safe Browsing protection in Chrome is meant to provide users with a more advanced level of security while browsing the web, by increasing protection from dangerous websites and downloads.
For users signed into Chrome and other Google apps (such as Gmail, Drive, etc), the company claims to provide protection “based on a holistic view of threats” encountered on the web and attacks on a user’s account.
With Safe Browsing, Google explains, the list of websites considered malicious is refreshed every 30 minutes, but that represents a long-enough window for some phishing sites to remain undetected by switching domains.
Enhanced Safe Browsing, on the other hand, allows Chrome to check uncommon URLs in real time, meaning that threats can be detected faster. Moreover, a small sample of the suspicious page or download is sent to Google, to help protect other users as well.
For signed-in users, the data is linked to their Google account, so that protections can be tailored to the user when an attack is detected against their browser or account. The data is anonymized after a short period.
Users can turn the feature on by heading to Privacy and Security settings > Security > “Enhanced protection” mode under Safe Browsing. The feature will roll out gradually in Chrome 83 and will arrive on Android as well, in a future release.
Chrome 83, Google says, also makes it more intuitive for users to control their privacy an ..
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