Google Chrome has a built-in feature that automatically blocks malicious downloads and displays a warning message if the downloaded file is harmful. Google Chrome, like many other modern browsers, ...

As HTTPS has become more common across the web, Google Chrome is preparing to launch a security option that will block “insecure” downloads through HTTP. While it used to be the case that only privacy ...

In April 2019, ZDNet reported about a proposal Google had made to other browser makers in an attempt to get everyone on board. The plan, at the time, was that browsers block file downloads that take ...

Google has been waging a war on insecure web pages and while it has had some positive impact, the benefits of secure pages are thrown out the window when content from those pages is downloaded ...

Google today announced that it would soon warn Chrome users about “insecure” downloads, the first move in a plan to block them entirely. “Today we’re announcing that Chrome will gradually ensure that ...

Google is moving forward with its plan to block mixed content downloads from web sites to protect users from man-in-the-middle attacks. In April 2019, we reported that Google was looking into blocking ...

Google began the narrative back in October 2019 about gradually moving to allow only secured sub-resources load on secure HTTPS pages. The firm referred to mixed content such as insecure scripts or ...

Forthcoming versions of Google Chrome will block downloads that Google considers dangerous. Upon clicking a questionable file, users will see a pop-up window saying the "file appears to be malicious," ...

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Google is seen in Davos, Switzerland Januar 20, 2020. Picture taken January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo Google eyes informing web users on "insecure" downloads ...

Google is planning to issue warnings to Chrome browser users about potentially insecure content that can get downloaded when visiting Web sites. This effort will kick off in April with Chrome version ...

Forthcoming versions of Google Chrome will block downloads that Google considers dangerous. Upon clicking a questionable file, users will see a pop-up window saying the “file appears to be malicious,” ...