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Public tabs are still accessible to anyone with a smartphone
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- iOS users will receive a similar App Lock feature for incognito tabs in 2021.
- This feature is not enabled by default and Chrome’s[設定]You have to enable it from the menu.
- To enable this feature, go to Chrome Settings > Privacy & Security >[Chrome を閉じるときにシークレット タブをロックする]Go to.
google chrome For Android users, a new feature to lock incognito tabs when leaving the app is coming soon. A new privacy feature allows users to unlock these tabs with screen biometrics. (fingerprint lock).
With this feature enabled, when a user opens Chrome and navigates to an incognito tab, they must verify access using their chosen screen unlock method (PIN, password, or fingerprint). However, public tabs are still accessible to everyone.
New privacy features are now rolling out to Android users. Note that iOS users received a similar App Lock feature for incognito tabs in 2021.
“You can require biometrics when resuming an interrupted incognito session. This is available for all Chrome users on iOS and is now rolling out to Android users,” Google said in a blog post. I’m here.
This feature is not enabled by default and Chrome’s[設定]You have to enable it from the menu.
To enable this new privacy option, please visit: Chrome Settings > Privacy & Security > “Lock incognito tabs when Chrome is closed”.
Enabling this feature allows users to unlock incognito tabs using their phone’s fingerprint sensor. To enable or disable the incognito tab lock feature, the user must provide confirmation such as her PIN or pattern for the device.
In other news, last month Google chrome launched support for passkeys. This makes logging in faster, easier, and more secure by eliminating the need for passwords.