Google Chrome update makes it harder for shady sites to hijack your browser

Google Chrome will now do more to prevent some of the most annoying ways unscrupulous websites try to take advantage of you

A new update aims to prevent shady websites from automatically launching new tabs and windows you never intended on opening.

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"One piece of feedback we regularly hear from users is that a page will unexpectedly navigate to a new page, for seemingly no reason," Google writes in a blog post. The source of these redirects, according to Google, is often content embedded within the site itself.

Now, with the latest update, Chrome will block third-party content from launching new pages unless you're actively interacting with that content. Instead, Chrome will surface a notification letting you know the redirect has been blocked. Read more...

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