Google’s Chrome on Android could soon get new privacy features based on restricting access to personal information in the same way as the web version of the browser.
As reported by Android Policethe last Canary build version 122 Chrome now features website-specific controls that allow users to better control the access websites have to personal data, such as a person’s location.
This experimental version of Chrome works in the same way as app notifications. Alerts appear in this experimental version of Chrome to let users know what data permissions and access to device features a site needs. For example, these alert users when a site is trying to access your device’s features, such as your camera, files, or location data, by giving you the option to accept or decline the request.
From there, users of this version of Chrome on Android can choose from a trio of site permissions: “Allow this time,” “Allow on every visit,” and “Don’t allow.”
Another layer of protection
Assuming this feature eventually makes its way to a stable, and thus general public, version of Chrome on Android, it will provide users with a new layer of security, giving them more granular control over specific data and websites with access to device features . they are rusty and not confident they can access it.
As mentioned, the feature is still in the experimental phase and at this time we have had no indication of when it might roll out to Android devices. But if and when it arrives, it will be another example of Google’s commitment to protecting user privacy and providing a more secure browsing experience – and commitment that will keep Chromes a permanent fixture on our list of the best web browsers.