Google Chrome browser to increase security

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<strong>Google's Chrome browser will soon try to use HTTPS as default when users forget to type the HTTP or HTTPS prefix.</strong></p>
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The move is in line with Chrome engineers efforts to increase browser safety.<br />
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These HTTPS-first changes will arrive in Chrome 90, scheduled to be released in mid-April this year, ZDNet reported last week.<br />
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At present, when a user types a link in the Omnibox – Chrome address (URL) bar — Chrome will load the typed link, regardless of protocol.<br />
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But if users do not add the protocol, Chrome will add the prefix "http://" and attempt to load the domain via HTTP.<br />
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According to Chrome security engineer Emily Stark, this will change in Chrome 90.<br />
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Starting with v90, Chrome will try to open the site via "https://" when users leave out the prefix when typing a URL.<br />
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Google had earlier said that safe browsing in Chrome automatically protects you from malicious ads and warns you before you visit dangerous sites or download suspicious files.<br />
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If you use Chrome, your password protections are automatically built-in, Google said.<br />
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Chrome already warns people when they are about to enter sensible information including passwords or payment card data on unsecured HTTP pages.<br />
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It also blocks downloads from HTTP sources if the page URL is HTTPS, said the report.</p>
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