Google Makes Chrome for Android a 2FA Option
An update to Chrome for Android makes the mobile browser another security key option for Google users with accounts that rely on two-factor authentication. By Nathaniel Mott
3 Aug 2021, 6:15 a.m.
Google s Chrome for Android is reportedly being added as a security key option for Google Accounts protected with two-factor authentication.
9to5Google reports that the Chrome 93 for Android beta now prompts users when someone attempts to sign in to the same Google Account on a nearby device. The change wasn t mentioned in Google s announcement of the latest beta release, however, or in the Chromium blog post that s supposed to offer more information about new features coming to the browser.
Google Chrome Android App Now Being Used for 2-Step Verification for Signing In to a New Device: Report
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You can now use Chrome as a two-factor security key for your Google account
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iTWire Google begins trial of experimental tech for ad targeting
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Google has begun a trial of its experimental new technology for ad targeting, known as Federated Learning of Cohorts, selecting a random set of users without notifying them, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an organisation that fights for digital rights, says.
A blog post by EFF staff technologist Bennett Cyphers said the only way people could opt out at the moment was by disabling third-party cookies. We’ve been told that the trial is currently deployed to 0.5% of Chrome users in some regions – for now, that means Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, the Philippines, and the US, he wrote.
How to Secure Chrome Sync With a Custom Sync Passphrase
Mar 3, 2021, 11:23 am EDT
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Chrome’s cross-device sync feature is one of the things that makes it so popular, but it’s not without problems. You may not like Google having all your browser data, for example. Thankfully, you can encrypt your synced data by adding a passcode.
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This data is all backed up to your Google account, which means that the search giant has access to it as well. You can create a Sync Passphrase to encrypt this data so that Google can’t read it.