Google Safe Browsing is the famous Google tool that protects millions of users of desktop websites with malware or intent to steal data through social engineering for years. Now, perhaps years later, comes to Chrome for Android.

Safe Browsing is a service that provides a list of URLs containing malware and attempts to steal confidential data. Chrome, Safari and Firefox use it to protect the user. It is available through a public API and it was very strange that Chrome for Android will not introduce it until now.

Safe Browsing is included in Google Play Services from version 8.1 and Chrome version 46, so chances It is that if you update your applications often already have it activated. You can check in Settings & gt; Privacy.

Google apologizes for the delay, saying it is much more difficult to implement this protection system on mobile because consumption data must be minimal and speeds are usually slower than Wi-Fi .

The work of the security team has focused on the battery consumption and data are minimal, so the work is done on the server and sent Small reports that hazardous sites and how it would affect. For example, consider the geographical position. They have worked with the team to achieve compression.

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