Digital Trends

Chrome’s built-in scanning tool is now causing a privacy uproar

A recent tweet from Kelly Shortridge at cybersecurity startup SecurityScorecard recently stirred the privacy hornet’s nest regarding Google’s Chrome browser. She’s referring to Chrome Cleanup, a ...
Digital Trends

Chrome is scanning Windows, but it may be a bug

A few days ago, Kelly Shortridge, a product manager at SecurityScorecard, discovered that Chrome was running AV scans of Windows devices. I was wondering why my Canarytoken (a file folder) was ...
The Verge

Chrome adds new warnings and cloud scanning for suspicious downloads

Chrome will offer more detailed explanations for why a particular download might be suspicious and ask to scan password-protected archives for malware. Chrome will offer more detailed explanations for ...
International Business Times

Google Chrome iOS App Update: How To Scan QR Codes, Use 3D Touch For Voice Search

Google Chrome just revamped its app on iOS devices that support 3D Touch with its new update Wednesday. The new update allows users to use 3D touch on the Google Chrome app to open up a menu of ...
Neowin

Chrome will scan risky files on demand, tell you which extensions are reliable

Google is rolling out security enhancements to the Enhanced Safe Browsing experience in Chrome 91. The browser will inform you which extensions are trusted and will also scan risky files on demand.