Google Chrome Implements Real-Time Safe Browsing Updates With Enhanced Privacy Controls
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Google Chrome's Safe Browsing feature will now get real-time updates to better catch malicious sites before they can harm users.
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To preserve privacy, Chrome will mostly rely on a local list of known good sites and only check unfamiliar sites remotely.
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URL checks will use hashes, not plain text URLs, so Google can't see users' full browsing history.
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A third-party relay server operated by Fastly will sit between users and Google to further protect privacy.
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The real-time checks won't block page loading thanks to an asynchronous mechanism, improving the browsing experience.