Enhanced Protection Safeguards 1 Billion Chrome Users
April 10, 2025
WilliamLewis
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Ever wondered how you stay safe while surfing the web? Google Safe Browsing has been your silent guardian since 2005, working tirelessly to shield you from phishing, malware, scams, and other online threats in real time. It's integrated into Chrome and a slew of other popular browsers, Search, Android, Google Ads, and Gmail, keeping a whopping 5 billion devices secure and always a step ahead of cybercriminals.
Back in 2020, we rolled out the Enhanced Protection mode of Safe Browsing in Chrome to tackle the increasingly cunning threats lurking online. Now, over 1 billion Chrome users have embraced this mode, doubling their safety from phishing and other scams compared to the Standard Protection mode. In celebration of Safer Internet Day, let's dive into how Enhanced Protection mode keeps you out of harm's way.
When you switch on Enhanced Protection, you're enlisting advanced AI and machine learning models that are on the lookout for dangerous URLs known for phishing, social engineering, and scam tactics. These models are trained on millions of real-world examples to tell the difference between legitimate and malicious websites.
Enhanced Protection mode’s advanced detections identify a scam site by comparing its URL and contents to safe sites
Safe Browsing’s Enhanced Protection models are smart enough to spot URLs that mimic trusted domains. They also cross-reference suspicious pages against known attack patterns to flag potential risks. Take the example above; these systems would alert you that the page is trying to pass off as a legitimate package delivery site, but it's not associated with the real delivery company.
But Enhanced Protection does more than just keep you safe while browsing. It also employs advanced AI and machine learning to shield you from harmful downloads. With Enhanced Protection on, Safe Browsing conducts over 300,000 deep scans of suspicious files each month, sniffing out new forms of malware that haven't been seen before. It can even protect you from threats lurking in encrypted archives.
Enhanced Protection mode automatically scans downloads for malware
Your privacy is also a priority with Enhanced Protection mode. Your data, including URLs, page contents, files, and more, is anonymized whenever possible. It's used solely for security purposes and kept only as long as necessary.
By turning on Enhanced Protection, you're not just boosting your own security; you're helping to protect the entire web community. Once it flags a page or download as malicious, that intel helps safeguard all future visitors to those sites.
You can enable Enhanced Protection mode in Chrome’s privacy and security settings
To shield yourself—and others—from phishing, scams, social engineering, and malware, make sure to enable Enhanced Protection on Chrome and your Google Account.
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MatthewCarter
April 11, 2025 at 7:12:43 AM GMT
Enhanced Protection really makes me feel safer online! It's like having a bodyguard while browsing. Sometimes it's a bit too cautious and blocks harmless sites, but better safe than sorry, right? Definitely a must-have for Chrome users.
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HaroldMoore
April 11, 2025 at 4:05:04 PM GMT
Enhanced Protectionのおかげで、ネットサーフィンが安全になった気がします。ただ、時々無害なサイトもブロックしてしまうことがありますが、安全第一ですからね。Chromeユーザーには必須のアプリですね。
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NicholasSanchez
April 11, 2025 at 12:42:03 PM GMT
Enhanced Protection 덕분에 인터넷 서핑이 더 안전해진 것 같아요. 가끔 무해한 사이트를 차단하기도 하지만, 안전이 최우선이죠. 크롬 사용자라면 꼭 필요한 앱이에요.
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WilliamMiller
April 12, 2025 at 6:45:26 AM GMT
Com o Enhanced Protection, me sinto mais seguro navegando na web. Às vezes, ele bloqueia sites inofensivos, mas melhor prevenir do que remediar, né? É essencial para usuários do Chrome.
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JasonRoberts
April 10, 2025 at 9:57:14 PM GMT
Con Enhanced Protection me siento más seguro navegando por la web. A veces bloquea sitios inofensivos, pero más vale prevenir que lamentar, ¿verdad? Es imprescindible para los usuarios de Chrome.
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JimmyHill
April 12, 2025 at 6:42:11 AM GMT
Google Safe Browsing has been my silent protector for years, and I barely even noticed it. It's wild to think it's been keeping me safe from all those online nasties since 2005! But seriously, it could use a bit more visibility, maybe a pop-up to say 'Hey, I just saved you from a scam!'
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April 10, 2025
WilliamLewis
59
Ever wondered how you stay safe while surfing the web? Google Safe Browsing has been your silent guardian since 2005, working tirelessly to shield you from phishing, malware, scams, and other online threats in real time. It's integrated into Chrome and a slew of other popular browsers, Search, Android, Google Ads, and Gmail, keeping a whopping 5 billion devices secure and always a step ahead of cybercriminals.
Back in 2020, we rolled out the Enhanced Protection mode of Safe Browsing in Chrome to tackle the increasingly cunning threats lurking online. Now, over 1 billion Chrome users have embraced this mode, doubling their safety from phishing and other scams compared to the Standard Protection mode. In celebration of Safer Internet Day, let's dive into how Enhanced Protection mode keeps you out of harm's way.
When you switch on Enhanced Protection, you're enlisting advanced AI and machine learning models that are on the lookout for dangerous URLs known for phishing, social engineering, and scam tactics. These models are trained on millions of real-world examples to tell the difference between legitimate and malicious websites.
Safe Browsing’s Enhanced Protection models are smart enough to spot URLs that mimic trusted domains. They also cross-reference suspicious pages against known attack patterns to flag potential risks. Take the example above; these systems would alert you that the page is trying to pass off as a legitimate package delivery site, but it's not associated with the real delivery company.
But Enhanced Protection does more than just keep you safe while browsing. It also employs advanced AI and machine learning to shield you from harmful downloads. With Enhanced Protection on, Safe Browsing conducts over 300,000 deep scans of suspicious files each month, sniffing out new forms of malware that haven't been seen before. It can even protect you from threats lurking in encrypted archives.
Your privacy is also a priority with Enhanced Protection mode. Your data, including URLs, page contents, files, and more, is anonymized whenever possible. It's used solely for security purposes and kept only as long as necessary.
By turning on Enhanced Protection, you're not just boosting your own security; you're helping to protect the entire web community. Once it flags a page or download as malicious, that intel helps safeguard all future visitors to those sites.
To shield yourself—and others—from phishing, scams, social engineering, and malware, make sure to enable Enhanced Protection on Chrome and your Google Account.
Debates over AI benchmarking have reached Pokémon
Even the beloved world of Pokémon isn't immune to the drama surrounding AI benchmarks. A recent viral post on X stirred up quite the buzz, claiming that Google's latest Gemini model had outpaced Anthropic's leading Claude model in the classic Pokémon video game trilogy. According to the post, Gemini
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Wikipedia is giving AI developers its data to fend off bot scrapers
Wikipedia's New Strategy to Manage AI Data Scraping
Wikipedia, through the Wikimedia Foundation, is taking a proactive step to manage the impact of AI data scraping on its servers. On Wednesday, they announced a collaboration with Kaggle, a platform owned by Google and dedicated to data science and
April 11, 2025 at 7:12:43 AM GMT
Enhanced Protection really makes me feel safer online! It's like having a bodyguard while browsing. Sometimes it's a bit too cautious and blocks harmless sites, but better safe than sorry, right? Definitely a must-have for Chrome users.
0
April 11, 2025 at 4:05:04 PM GMT
Enhanced Protectionのおかげで、ネットサーフィンが安全になった気がします。ただ、時々無害なサイトもブロックしてしまうことがありますが、安全第一ですからね。Chromeユーザーには必須のアプリですね。
0
April 11, 2025 at 12:42:03 PM GMT
Enhanced Protection 덕분에 인터넷 서핑이 더 안전해진 것 같아요. 가끔 무해한 사이트를 차단하기도 하지만, 안전이 최우선이죠. 크롬 사용자라면 꼭 필요한 앱이에요.
0
April 12, 2025 at 6:45:26 AM GMT
Com o Enhanced Protection, me sinto mais seguro navegando na web. Às vezes, ele bloqueia sites inofensivos, mas melhor prevenir do que remediar, né? É essencial para usuários do Chrome.
0
April 10, 2025 at 9:57:14 PM GMT
Con Enhanced Protection me siento más seguro navegando por la web. A veces bloquea sitios inofensivos, pero más vale prevenir que lamentar, ¿verdad? Es imprescindible para los usuarios de Chrome.
0
April 12, 2025 at 6:42:11 AM GMT
Google Safe Browsing has been my silent protector for years, and I barely even noticed it. It's wild to think it's been keeping me safe from all those online nasties since 2005! But seriously, it could use a bit more visibility, maybe a pop-up to say 'Hey, I just saved you from a scam!'
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