Google Chrome 79 Brings Enhanced Security and Anti-Phishing Features

[MacRumors]

Google has released Chrome 79 with a number of enhanced security features and improvements for lower CPU usage.

On the security front, when you type your credentials into a website, Chrome will now warn you if your username and password have been compromised in a data breach, and suggest that you change them everywhere they were used.

Google first introduced this technology earlier this year as the Password Checkup extension. In October it became a part of the Password Checkup in Google Account settings, and now it has evolved to offer warnings as you browse the web in Chrome.

In addition to password warnings, Chrome has brought its anti-phishing protections to desktop. Google's Safe Browsing maintains a list of unsafe sites on the web that refreshes every 30 minutes, but Google found that some phishing sites were slipping through that 30-minute window, either by quickly switching domains or by hiding from Google's crawlers.

To counter this, the desktop phishing protection is real-time, and should warn users when visiting malicious sites in 30 percent more cases. Google is rolling out this protection to everyone with the "Make searches and browsing better" setting enabled in Chrome.

Chrome 79 also introduces automatic tab freezing, which aims to reduce the browser's CPU usage, especially when lots of tabs are open. With automatic tab freezing, Chrome pauses any tabs that have been in the background for a while so that they don't load content or do anything else that could tax the system.

Users will still be able to play audio in a backgrounded tab, but if there's no interaction with a tab for a while then Chrome will freeze it until the user returns to it.

Google Chrome for Mac is a free download available directly from Google's servers. Google Chrome for iOS is a free download for iPhone and iPad available on the App Store. [Direct Link]

Article Link: Google Chrome 79 Brings Enhanced Security and Anti-Phishing Features

 

[4jasontv]

Would you rather... have Safari for Windows or be able to change the default iOS Browser?

 

[Pangalactic]

Would you rather... have Safari for Windows or be able to change the default iOS Browser?

The second one will never happen and then first one is pointless as chrome and Firefox are miles ahead

 

[4jasontv]

The second one will never happen and then first one is pointless as chrome and Firefox are miles ahead

That’s not the game.
The question is which would you rather have.

 

[Sandstorm]

Would you rather... have Safari for Windows or be able to change the default iOS Browser?

Definitely ability to select default browser (and other default apps!). This is purely anti-competitive behaviour of Apple and if they don't do the right thing, I truly hope institutions like the European Union force them.

 

[martyjmclean]

Too late mate. Chrome is banned from most post houses since they were bricking Macs. Maybe they should try fixing that first.

 

[Xirian]

Would you rather... have Safari for Windows or be able to change the default iOS Browser?

Neither, Safari on iOS is fine. What I don’t understand is why we can’t change the default mail app.

 

[haruhiko]

Chrome 79 adds official support for the 2019 Mac Pro with 1.5TB RAM. You can now keep the whole two Chrome tabs in memory with such gigantic amount of RAM.

 

[realeric]

Safari on iOS is good. Safari on mac is just fine. Chrome is better. Safari on windows... is a pain. Chrome leaped light years.

 

[Jandalf]

Choosing a default browser would be so nice, chrome would not be my choice, though. I’m concerned about privacy with google.
Stick to safari due to convenience on iOS and macOS, but I love Firefox on Windows at work.

 

[Sasparilla]

Isn't 79 the version that kills lots of anti-tracking and anti popup/advertising blocking plugins? uBlockOrigin etc..

 

[nvmls]

It's easy to move away from Chrome these days, Brave (Chromium) is currently the best browser. Privacy, feature & performance wise, UI not too bad either. Firefox has been greatly improved also.

All in all we wish we could use Safari for everything and that its performance was really the best being a native app, sadly it's lightyears away from that.

 

[furqan8421]

It's easy to move away from Chrome these days, Brave (Chromium) is currently the best browser. Privacy, feature & performance wise, UI not to bad either. Firefox has been greatly improved also.

All in all we wish we could use Safari for everything and that it's performance was really the best being a native app, sadly is lightyears away from that.

I think the biggest improvement would be to not tie safari updates to OS updates

I understand about the nightly builds etc but even for the official version

 

[H3LL5P4WN]

Would you rather... have Safari for Windows or be able to change the default iOS Browser?

Safari for Windows, without question.

 

[furbzv1]

It's easy to move away from Chrome these days, Brave (Chromium) is currently the best browser. Privacy, feature & performance wise, UI not too bad either. Firefox has been greatly improved also.

All in all we wish we could use Safari for everything and that it's performance was really the best being a native app, sadly it's lightyears away from that.

Hmm. Use a PC at work and Mac at home. Have been thinking about maybe moving away from Chrome and was thinking between Firefox and Brave. Which one would you recommend.

 

[realtuner]

It could be on version 101 and make me breakfast in the morning. Still refuse to use it.

 

[Hombre53]

I try to avoid anything made or manufactured by Google. Confidentiality and privacy concerns.

 

[BWhaler]

Still spyware for the second largest harvester of our personal information.

so who cares if it offers other protection. It’s like the wolf offering bear insurance to the chickens.

 

[nvmls]

Hmm. Use a PC at work and Mac at home. Have been thinking about maybe moving away from Chrome and was thinking between Firefox and Brave. Which one would you recommend.

They are both excellent, but give Brave a try.

 

[furbzv1]

They are both excellent, but give Brave a try.

trying it out now.

 

[groove-agent]

I try to avoid anything made or manufactured by Google. Confidentiality and privacy concerns.

Yup, Google tracks everything you do. Install a software firewall like Little Snitch and watch Chrome’s behaviour. Chrome completely sells you out. Facebook is just as bad, but is sloppy at hiding it.
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Too late mate. Chrome is banned from most post houses since they were bricking Macs. Maybe they should try fixing that first.

First I’ve heard about it. Source?

 

[arkhanjel]

No thanks I like browsing websites without my fans ramping up to full speed.

 

[edgonzalez32]

Hmm. Use a PC at work and Mac at home. Have been thinking about maybe moving away from Chrome and was thinking between Firefox and Brave. Which one would you recommend.

Honestly both are good options. Test drive and see which you like better.
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Nice. Still hoping with iOS 14 we can set a default browser. More importantly, I'd love it if iOS would allow browsers to have their own rendering engines installed rather than just being a Safari wrapper.

 

[biziclop]

Just use Ungoogled Chromium https://ungoogled-software.github.io/ if you want to use Chrome, but anything Google removed from it.

 

[Airforcekid]

Ive been using Brave for awhile built in privacy protection and supports all of Chromes extensions. Haven't thought of switching back once.
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Br

Hmm. Use a PC at work and Mac at home. Have been thinking about maybe moving away from Chrome and was thinking between Firefox and Brave. Which one would you recommend.

Brave by far I use Firefox some but it requires more work to get it to the same level of privacy as Brave.
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Isn't 79 the version that kills lots of anti-tracking and anti popup/advertising blocking plugins? uBlockOrigin etc..

I think that was 78 they will still function but in a limited capacity.