Google is taking steps to make its Chrome browser more secure, accessible and respectful of users' privacy choices.
In a blog post about the Chrome browser, Google unveiled its plans to strengthen both the security and privacy of its users. These new settings are both superficial and in-depth adjustments that will directly affect how the world's most popular browser communicates with websites and manages personal information.
What's new?
- Simplified cookie management and synchronise them in a new tab called Google and you, which will make management easier. The Delete browsing history function has been moved to the Security panel, as it was used very frequently. Finally, you can block third-party cookies (those that come from sites other than the one you are visiting) or all cookies in incognito mode.
- Safety Check is built into Chrome. This tool will monitor databases of leaks of all kinds for your login details. It will then check whether your passwords have been compromised and prompt you to change them. It will also be able to detect malicious Chrome extensions.
- Extensions are now managed in a space accessible with a single click : a puzzle piece next to the search bar. This will allow you to choose which extensions you want to appear in your navigation bar.
- Finally, Chrome now offers «advanced» secure browsing», which includes, among other things, default activation of DNS-over-HTTPS, a technique that allows you to better conceal your browsing activity. This is the same feature as Firefox, which we covered in a detailed article.
