Neowin: Google lets you share webpages via QR Code in latest Chrome Canary builds. “Sharing webpages between Chrome on different devices became a breeze after Google rolled out an update to the browser in August of this year. That cross-device productivity feature lets users send a webpage from a Windows 10 PC to a mobile device with a single click, provided you’ve signed in to your Google account. Now, Google appears to have created a new way of quickly sharing a webpage with others, this time via a QR Code.”
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Bleeping Computer: New Chrome Password Stealer Sends Stolen Data to a MongoDB Database
Bleeping Computer: New Chrome Password Stealer Sends Stolen Data to a MongoDB Database. “A new Windows trojan has been discovered that attempts to steal passwords stored in the Google Chrome browser. While this is nothing unique, what stands out is that the malware uses a remote MongoDB database to store the stolen passwords.”
ZDNet: Google Chrome experiment crashes browser tabs, impacts companies worldwide
ZDNet: Google Chrome experiment crashes browser tabs, impacts companies worldwide. “A Google Chrome experiment has gone horribly wrong this week and ended up crashing browsers on thousands, if not more, enterprise networks for nearly two days.”
Lifehacker: Automatically Organize Your Downloads With This Chrome Extension
Lifehacker: Automatically Organize Your Downloads With This Chrome Extension. “I download a lot of things. We all do. In my case, my Windows Downloads folder is basically my catch-all for everything I’m working on, as well as the primary archive for files and folders I need to save somewhere else (but haven’t yet). This means said Downloads folder can get unruly, and I have found a new Chrome extension to fix that.”
TechCrunch: Google Chrome to identify and label slow websites
TechCrunch: Google Chrome to identify and label slow websites. “Is it the web page that’s slow or is it your network connection? In the future, Google’s Chrome web browser may have an answer for you. Google announced today a plan to identify and label websites that typically load slowly by way of clear badging. The company says it may later choose to identify sites that are likely to be slow based on the user’s device and current network conditions, as well.”
What’s new in Chrome OS: Virtual Desks, simpler printing and more (Google Blog)
Google Blog: What’s new in Chrome OS: Virtual Desks, simpler printing and more. “One of the best parts of Chromebooks is that every new version of Chrome OS brings dozens of improvements to keep your device safe, fast and hassle-free. The latest version of Chrome OS includes tools to help you organize your workspace, make phone calls more easily, and print and share feedback more quickly.”
BetaNews: Google pushes out urgent Chrome update to patch actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities
BetaNews: Google pushes out urgent Chrome update to patch actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities. “The Chrome security team says that both vulnerabilities are use-after-free security issues which can be used to exploit arbitrary code. One vulnerability exists in an audio component of the browser, while the other can be found in the PDFium library. The Windows, macOS and Linux versions of Chrome are all affected.”
