Chrome Introduces One-Time Permissions and Enhanced Safety Check for Safer Browsing

Chrome Introduces One-Time Permissions and Enhanced Safety Check for Safer Browsing

Google Chrome has (finally) introduced new privacy features, these include automatic Safety Check and one-time permissions.

Safety Check now runs in the background, evaluating and revoking site permissions, while also flagging suspicious activity.

Meanwhile, one-time permissions allow users to grant temporary access to their camera or microphone, automatically revoking it once they leave the site. It’s the kind of privacy feature that makes me wonder, why didn’t we have this 10 years ago? I’ll just take a moment to appreciate this rare bit of positive Google news. We don’t have many ones lately.

Chrome also improves notification management, allowing users to unsubscribe from unwanted alerts directly on Android devices. Hats off to Google for this feature, though I can’t help but think, wait, it’s 2024, not 2014. This one’s a bit late too.

More details on their blog: https://blog.google/products/chrome/google-chrome-safety-update-september-2024/