Google rolls out Chrome 79 adding security features like notifications for data breaches affecting users' passwords, new phishing prevention tools, tab freezing
Chrome 79 also ships with support for predictive phishing, for real-time Safe Browsing detections, and a built-in Password Checkup tool.
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Discussion
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@sundarpichai
Sundar Pichai
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To help keep you safe online, @googlechrome will now warn if your username & password have been compromised when you type them into a website. We're also enhancing phishing protections to be real-time on desktop to alert you when visiting malicious sites. https://blog.google/...
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@kennwhite
Kenn White
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Based on replies, there seems to be a lot of misunderstanding to this announcement. When an email/password breach occurs on ANY site, leaked credentials are added to existing public breach databases. What Google is doing here is a net win for users (and btw NIST recommended). 1/2…
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@laparisa
Parisa Tabriz
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And if you're interested in how some of these new @googlechrome password features work under the hood, check out https://security.googleblog.com/ ... Proud of the work we're doing to protect users from the many shortcomings of passwords. 🦺🔑 https://twitter.com/...
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@ericlaw
Eric Lawrence
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Chrome adopts SmartScreen-style network backed url reputation checks. https://twitter.com/...
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@campuscodi
Catalin Cimpanu
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Google Chrome 79 is out! -tab freezing -back-forward caching -built-in Password Checkup tool -real-time Safe Browsing detections -broad support for Predictive Phishing -new Chrome Sync UI -ban on HTTPS mixed content https://www.zdnet.com/... https://twitter.com/...