New Google Chrome beta released
Google has launched a new beta version of its Chrome internet browser today which, according to the company, includes a number of new innovations including additional privacy controls for users and seamless integration of translation functionality.
The focus in this beta release, says Google, is primarily on privacy when browsing. In addition to Chrome’s existing Incognito mode users will now be able to access a new “Content Settings” section of Chrome’s Privacy Options dialog.
In this beta, a user can also control how browser cookies, images, JavaScript, plug-ins, and pop-ups are handled on a site-by-site basis.
Other options which have been implemented include:
• Adding cookie rules for specific websites (such as ‘allow’, ‘ask’, or ‘block’)
• Blocking all third-party cookies
• Automatically clearing all cookies when the browser is closed
• Blocking loading of all images
• Adding image rules for specific websites
• Blocking loading of all JavaScript
• Adding JavaScript rules for specific websites
• Blocking loading of all plug-ins
• Adding plug-in rules for specific websites
Google Chrome’s option dialogs also provide a link to the Adobe Flash Player Settings Manager, where users can view and control the local objects that Adobe Flash stores on their computer.
The new Chrome beta will also provide more comprehensive navigation for multilingual pages without the need for browser extensions or plug-ins.
“Browsers are perhaps the most important piece of software for computer users today. We’re innovating quickly with Chrome, and continue to work towards our three central principles: speed, security and simplicity,” said Wieland Holfelder, Google ‘s Engineering Director in Munich.
“With the new release, we also give users even more choice and control over their own privacy while surfing the web. The translate feature will hopefully open up the web for people to discover new, compelling content – no matter what language it’s written in,” Holfelder concluded.
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