Chrome for Android is getting a new update bringing the version number to V68. This update brings the HTTP ‘Not secure’ warning as well as Spectre and redirects protections. It also gets a new tab switcher similar to Android P and also a new “Add to Home screen” prompt. This update brings the long-running Google plan for HTTPS push as it involves marking HTTP sites as “Not secure” in the Omnibar. this behavior was first implemented last year with HTTP sites in Incognito mode. Google notes that 76% of Chrome traffic on Android is now protected, and this is up from 42%, around 85% of the Chrome traffic on Chrome OS is now protected and this is up from 67%, lastly, 83 of the top 100 sites on the web use HTTPS by default. In the security front, Chrome 68 brings Site Isolation to Android and this is a technique for fixing Spectre. It involves rendering pages in separate processes to prevent malicious sites from stealing passwords, cookies, and additional data from other open tabs. Users can also manually enable this with "chrome://flags/#enable-site-per-process" flag. The Chromium’s Certificate Transparency policy requires that Certificate Authorities maintain publicly available logs for all SSL certificates issued. This move is aimed to verify best practices and so with Chrome ...
Read Here»
Post a Comment Blogger Facebook
We welcome comments that add value to the discussion. We attempt to block comments that use offensive language or appear to be spam, and our editors frequently review the comments to ensure they are appropriate. As the comments are written and submitted by visitors of The Sheen Blog, they in no way represent the opinion of The Sheen Blog. Let's work together to keep the conversation civil.