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GOOGLE is increasing security to make it harder for hackers to break into other devices in your home.

The tech giant has devised a clever way to know when public websites want to access things from your side – and most importantly, block them if they’re dodgy.

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Cyber ​​attackers have long used the humble web browser as a conduit to everything else connected to the internet in our homes.

And at its heart, our web router.

But in the upcoming 98th build of Chrome, it looks like it will be a lot harder.

Chrome will be able to intercept requests within your private network – whether it’s routers, printers, and even smart home devices – and keep a log of it.

And in a newer version of Chrome, the browser will be even more powerful and actually start blocking those requests unless you allow it first.

Based on Ars Technica, it could come soon after Chrome 101.

Since Chrome updates come almost every four weeks, the wait won’t be long.

While most of your home devices are relatively secure, browsers are allowed to connect to anything inside your local network.

Hackers saw this as an opportunity to exploit, deploying a so-called CSRF attack, which stands for cross-site request forgery.

There have been several strikes using this over the years.

A year 2014 saw more than 300,000 wireless routers compromised.

So when the update arrives, it will be welcomed by everyone.

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In other news, personalized smart gun, which can only be activated by verified users, may eventually be made available to US consumers this year.

Tech giant Microsoft is trying to make the world more awake by launching a “Comprehensiveness” testing tool in its Word software.

And a federation Anti-trust case for Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, was launched first.

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