© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd
Tags:
Journalism of Courage
Google has announced a new version 70 of its Chrome browser that addresses privacy issues related to sign-ins and cookies pointed out the users. It brings with it a new toggle that users can turn off to not get automatically signed-in to Chrome when they sign-in to other Google services like Gmail. The update also includes an updated UI that will make it clearer when the user’s sign-in status as well as their sync state. Google Chrome version 70 will roll out starting mid-October.
Also read: Linking Aadhaar to mobile number, digital wallets not mandatory: Supreme Court
In addition, users who signed-in to Chrome with the same account, will see their Google Account picture upfront in the new Chrome UI. This is supposed to make it easier for users to identify when they are logged in to Chrome. Google has made it clear that Chrome will not sync users’ data like browsing history, passwords, and bookmarks automatically when they sign-in, but only when Chrome sync is turned on.
“We think these UI changes help prevent users from inadvertently performing searches or navigating to websites that could be saved to a different user’s synced account,” Chrome Product Manager, Zach Koch said in an official blog post.
Another issue related to cookies will also be addressed in Chrome version 70. Google has said that all cookies will be deleted and users will be signed out when they choose to clear cookies. Interestingly, Christopher Tavan, who is CTO at ContentPass revealed in a tweet that cookies from Google accounts in Chrome 69 are not deleted even when users delete all cookies, which raises privacy concerns. “In the current version of Chrome, we keep the Google auth cookies to allow you to stay signed in after cookies are cleared,” reads Google’s post.
