Browsers Have Risked Your Privacy for 20 Years—Update Chrome Now to Fix It
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Summary
For the past 20 years, web browsers have had a privacy flaw
that can leak users’ browsing histories, but Google is seeking to change this with its new Chrome browser
version 136, by dividing the “visited” link history into three parts, instead of storing it globally.
It will mark a link as “visited” only if the user has clicked on it before while visiting the site that they are currently on.
This feature hasn’t yet been released to the public but is available in an experimental flag since Chrome version 132.
It will be enable default in version 136, although the old functionality will not be deprecated altogether to preserve user interface clues.
It is advisable for users to check if their browser supports this feature prior to the formal release, as it is still in the experimental stage and may not work on all websites, and could even break some pages that access browsing history.
