The new solution is not yet fully completed, which is why it may not work in every situation.
Google has finally and finally fixed the Chrome problem that has been known for 20 years. Adobe Stock / AOP
Google has corrected a long -term privacy problem that enabled the sites to deduce the users’ browsing history based on previously visited links, Bleeping Computer tells you.
The problem is that sites can change the color of the link if the user has clicked on the link in question earlier. The system displays a new color despite which site the link is clicked. The sites have been able to utilize the clever program code to determine the user’s browsing history opening.
The problem is not just a theoretical privacy, but it can cause real cyber security problems. In the past, researchers have noticed several attacks that utilize a gap.
The privacy opening has finally been fixed in the 136 version of Google Chrome. Chrome no longer preserved links globally, but uses three keys to determine them.
The link visited requires the link to the URL, the address shown in the search bar, and the origin of the link in the search bar to function. With the help of new technology, the color of the link only changes if the user is on the same site and in the same frame as where the link has previously been clicked.
The only exception is that the links visited on a particular site change color on the site, even if the user originally clicked on links elsewhere. The site always knows on which site the user has visited it, so no additional information is leaked in this case.
According to Google, removing the feature would completely undermine the important user interface. Another rejected solution was to ask for permits, which would be too easy to overtake or exploit.
The experimental feature was added in the 132 version of Chrome and is expected to be on the 136 version by default. In the current version Chrome: // Flags/#Partition-Visited-Link-Database-With-Self-Links And by putting on the highlighted point. However, the feature is not yet completely stable, so it may not work in all situations.
Many other known browsers have not yet been fully solved.