Chrome’s History Sniffing Shutdown: A 23-Year-Old Privacy Threat Finally Gets the Boot!
Chrome 136 finally ends a 23-year-old privacy nightmare called browser history sniffing. This sneaky attack let websites spy on your web history by reading link colors. Thanks to new partitioning in Chrome, your visited history is no longer a global treasure map for snoopers. Welcome to a slightly more private internet!
Hot Take:
They say old habits die hard, but in the world of browsers, old hacks die even harder. Chrome 136 is finally about to kick a 23-year-old side-channel privacy invader to the curb. It’s like the Y2K bug for web privacy—except this time, we’re not stocking up on canned beans. We’re just updating our browser and hoping for the best!
Key Points:
- Chrome 136 is set to end a 23-year-old browser history sniffing attack.
- The attack uses CSS to determine whether links have been visited.
- Google plans to partition visited link history to enhance privacy.
- This marks a significant step in the ongoing battle for web privacy.
- Mozilla and other browsers have attempted mitigations for years without complete success.
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