If you use Google Chrome and would like some additional security protection, read on.
Unless you have been hiding under a rock, most of us know about security threats and the dangers of the web. Chrome has a lot of built in security protection, but I discovered some additional protection that you can enable for free.
It all starts with the 3 dots, click this icon in Chrome
Now click on Settings from the menu
Then Click on Privacy and Security
You should notice the selected radio button is on Standard, this is the default when Chrome is installed.
You want to change it to Enhanced protection
As indicated when you choose Enhanced Protection, this will give you Faster, proactive protection against dangerous websites, downloads, and extensions. It will also warn you about password breaches. The only caveat is that you have to allow your browsing data to be sent to Google. This is so they can analyze where your going, to figure out if it’s safe or not.
Let’s not kid ourselves they are also going to be using it for analytics as well. I figure there probably spying on me already why not take advantage of some advanced free protection.
That’s the Tech Tip du jour. Hope you enjoyed this and that it will help keep you even safer on-line. Happy surfing!
** UPDATE **
If you feel wary about this, you can always download BRAVE (www.brave.com), which is a better browser (their marketing claim). It’s based on the Chrome browser but takes out the tracking.
Also Microsoft’s new Edge browser is also based on Chrome I have heard good things about it as well.
2 comments:
Oh I am not sure if I want the protection with that kind of caveat. Yeah, we all need it, but do we need someone analyzing where you go? I don't really go to anything too taboo. But I find it funny that when I look at something on-line, or in amazon, those products end up as advertisements on my FaceBook feed.
I understand. I just amended my post to include Brave, it's a better browser (their marketing) and is supposed to take out the tracking but keeps safety & security. Check it out at brave.com.
I honestly think were all being spied on to a degree. Especially if you have a voice assistant (google or amazon) in your home. I've mentioned things randomly that I was pretending to want but was testing and like you a day or two later discovered those items showing up as ads in my social media.
Hope this helps. Thanks for your visit & comment!
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