Google once again improves its security and privacy solutions. Keeping up with Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the technology giant has made a new package of privacy and authentication updates available to users. New features include tools for managing passwords and optimizing browsing checks.
The announcement was made this week with the aim of simplifying access for internet users, enabling a more reliable experience, friendly and practical. The updates were implemented after Google adopted passkeys as its default login method, which works like a PIN code.
Cleaning your search history
Cleaning and “digital hygiene” is one of the focuses of Google's privacy updates. Therefore, Now users of Android and iOS devices will be able to delete their search history more quickly. The update allows you to delete the links from the last 15 navigation minutes. Furthermore, Data from recently opened websites and tabs can also be deleted.
To configure history, All users need to do is click on the three dots located in the top right corner of the Chrome browser.. After, You must select the option “clear browsing data”. Before this update, the shortest interval for deletions was one hour, forcing Internet users to wait to clear their data.
Password management
The changes also include the Google Password Manager tool, integrated into the Google app. Through it you can manage and save passwords securely, which makes login easier.
The recent update, although, can classify the tool as a default autofill provider for the iOS users. In this way, passwords are quickly entered on any website or application accessed.
This technology demonstrates the company's constant quest to prioritize security, as it validates the user's identity through encrypted biometric authentication. This makes the Internet user less dependent on conventional passwords, who are easy targets for phishing attacks.
Dark Web Report
Another new feature offered by Google is access to a verification report for the Dark Web. With these data, Internet users will be able to check addresses that have been compromised by this browsing method.
Access to the report will be incorporated into the Google account menu. To check the information, the user will only need to click on their own profile image. The update is available for Android and, shortly, will come to iOS.
