Chrome picks up bonus security features on Windows 10
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The Windows 10 November update (version 1511, build 10586) included a handful of new security features to provide protection against some security issues that have kept on popping up in Windows for a number of years. Google yesterday added source code support for these features to the Chrome browser, making Windows 10 the...
Google slams AVG for exposing Chrome user data with “security” plugin
Safer browsing... except someone can watch everything you search?
A free plugin installed by AVG AntiVirus bypassed the security of Google's Chrome browser, potentially exposing the browsing histories and other personal data of customers to the Internet. The vulnerability, demonstrated in an exploit by a Google researcher earlier this year, has now been patched after...
Tired of ‘Star Wars’ spoilers? Install this blocker on Chrome
If the daily tide of news about Star Wars: The Force Awakens has turned your computer into a minefield of spoilers, you might want to install this. Software company Jitbit has developed an add-on for Google Chrome that will actually blur a page if it detects any Star Wars: The Force Awakens spoilers. So far,...