Chrome’s New Safety Check: The Overprotective Guardian You Never Knew You Needed
Google has supercharged Chrome’s Safety Check, now making security decisions for you. Chrome will automatically revoke unneeded permissions and cancel deceptive notifications, keeping you safe without lifting a finger.
Hot Take:
Google Chrome’s Safety Check is like a digital bodyguard who not only warns you about lurking cyber dangers but also makes sure no one’s sneaking into your digital party without an invite. It’s about time our browsers got some backbone!
Key Points:
– Enhanced Safety Check now automatically revokes unneeded permissions and unsubscribes from abusive notifications.
– Safety Check runs in the background and notifies users of action taken.
– Real-time Safe Browsing checks include harmful Chrome extensions.
– The feature is now available on both desktop and mobile versions of Chrome.
– One-time permissions have been introduced for more control over data sharing.