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Google Officially Launches ARM64 version of Chrome

Google Officially Launches ARM64 version of Chrome Google Officially Launches ARM64 version of Chrome Two months ago it was reported that Google began preparing native ARM64 support for their flagship browser Google Chrome, since then, development and testing has continued until finally some time ago Google officially announced that they were ready to launch a versionnative to ARM64 for all users.  According to Google, the ARM64 version of Chrome will roll out this week to Windows devices with Snapdragon processors, where they also said that users who buy devices with Snapdragon We designed Chrome to be fast and secure across all your devices — from your phone to your desktop computer. And we're always improving it to support the latest platforms.  Rolling out this week, a full version of Chrome will be available for download on Arm-compatible Windows PCs powered by Snapdragon. With this new release, Chrome will be fully optimized for your PC's hardware and operating

Google Changes Safe Browsing in Chrome For Better Security

Google Changes Safe Browsing in Chrome For Better Security Google recently announced that they are making changes to the standard version of safe browsing in Google Chrome for better security improvements, according to Google, currently the standard version of safe browsing stores a list of unsafe websites on PC or mobile devices locally.  The list will continue to be updated every 30 to 60 minutes, but Google found that the average malicious website was active for less than 10 minutes.  With that, Google today changed how they store the list of unsafe websites, which will now be stored on Google servers so that the list will continue to be updated in real time.  According to Google, this method will reduce phishing attacks by websites by 25% compared to the old method where site data is stored on local devices.  Well apart from that, Google also added that this change will improve encryption and other privacy-enhancing techniques to ensure that no one (including Goo

Disclaimer Chrome Incognito Mode Changed, Still Collects User Data

Disclaimer Chrome Incognito Mode Changed, Still Collects User Data Google's problems regarding the lawsuit against its Chrome Incognito mode have been over since the end of last year. The tech giant was ordered to pay a fine of $5 billion US because it was accused of collecting user data even in Incognito mode.  Google itself admits that they have clearly informed users that their data can still be accessed by the targeted site. However, the US courts still do not believe this and as of December 28 last year, Google had to pay an undisclosed fine.  Disclaimer Chrome Incognito Mode Changed, Still Collecting User Data Chrome Incognito Now, after the long struggle since 2020, Google seems to be more transparent about the information it presents to users. Like the information we found on MSPowerUser. In the latest Canary Google Chrome update, there is information that the Incognito mode has changed.  From the information we collected, Google has slightly changed

Google Begins Trial of Blocking Data Tracking Cookies in Chrome: More Secure Personal Data

Google Begins Trial of Blocking Data Tracking Cookies in Chrome: More Secure Personal Data Google Illustrations (Pexels/PhotoMIX Company)  - The world's technology giant, Google, has reportedly started testing changes by tracking users online.  A new feature in the Chrome browser is to disable third-party cookies which are small files stored on the user's device to collect analytical data, personalize online advertising, and monitor browsing.  Initially it will be available to 1 percent of users globally or around 30 million people.  Google described the change as a test with plans to fully roll out cookies earlier this year. But some advertisers say they will suffer the consequences.  Google Chrome is the most popular internet browser in the world. Competitors like Apple's Safari and Mozilla Firefox that generate much less internet traffic have included options to block third-party cookies.  In this trial, Google will select users at random and then ask them if

Google Presents Three New Features for Chrome

Google Presents Three New Features for Chrome Google announced it has upgraded its flagship Chrome web browser on desktop by introducing three new features this week. Photo/gearrice MENLO PARK - Google announced it has upgraded its flagship Chrome web browser on desktop with three new features this week. The three features it brings, are improved security checks, improved memory saver, and saved tab groups.  “This week, we launched new security and performance features in Chrome. "Get more proactive warnings from Security Check, see further usage details in Memory Saver mode and save your tab groups," said Chrome group product manager, Sabine Borsay, quoted by SINDOnews from the Thurrott page, Friday (22/12/2023).  The Enhanced Security Check feature is a Chrome security check feature that will alert users when it detects compromised passwords or malicious extensions. The difference is that this feature runs in the background and provides proactive alerts, not