Google has announced that the latest Chrome update will bring a handful of features focusing on the password and privacy protection of the users. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google took to twitter to introduce these new features.
The most important feature getting added to Chrome is that it will now warn users if their credentials have been compromised in a data breach. The browser can also alert users to change passwords that have been reused. Google till now used a separate browser extension or a password checkup tool, however, now these will be directly baked in as browser features.
As per Google this new feature uses strongly encrypted copies of your passwords and matches them using multiple layers of encryption to warn you if your password has been stolen in some data breach.
Google is introducing is updated phishing protection. This feature will alert you in real-time if you’re about to enter your credentials into a suspected phishing website. The company feels that this real-time alert will be able to generate 30 percent more phishing alerts and protect more users.
Google maintains a database of unsafe sites which is updated once every half an hour. The company claims that this helps in protecting over four billion devices every day against phishing and other cyber threats.
These new features along with updated profile support and a slightly tweaked interface and more will be released in the Chrome 79 update in a phased manner.
