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Chrome's AI can block threats and swap bad passwords. Hooray?

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April 2025

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Chrome's AI can block threats and swap bad passwords. Hooray?

AI is the hot buzzword in tech. We're hearing it repeatedly from major tech companies, as they integrate Al models into their products. The latest company to trumpet the inclusion: Google, in its Chrome browser.

It's a pair of announcements in recent weeks, with the most current an update to Google's Enhanced Browsing protection (fave.co/3FphPpP), which screens your browsing data in real time for threats like malware, fraudulent websites, and sketchy extensions. The opt-in program received an official boost from Al, which Google says aids the detection of internet dangers.

Details have yet to be shared of how exactly the Al screening works, which mirrors another piece of news that involves Chrome and its password manager. As shared by Windows Report (

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