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Quick ways to make Chrome safer to use

Chrome is one of the most commonly used internet browsers today and with its growing popularity, the browser is also more prone to security-related issues due to third-party integrations. So, to ensure a safer online browsing experience, here are some ways to protect your data: 1. Enhanced Protection Chrome itself has different inbuilt options to ensure safety for its users. In the Safe Browsing category, there is an option for Enhanced Protection. With the help of this feature, users are made aware of dangerous events before they happen. It also lets you know if passwords are exposed in a data breach. It sends URLs to Safe Browsing to check them and temporarily links this data to your Google Account, eventually protecting you across all Google apps. 2. Regular Chrome Updates Google Chrome offers regular updates to protect the browser from any threats and ensure the latest improvements are incorporated. These updates usually come after every two weeks. When the update is ava...

Twitter not safer under Elon Musk, says former head of safety

 Twitter's former head of trust and safety Yoel Roth on Tuesday said the social media company was not safer under new owner Elon Musk, warning in his first interview since resigning this month that the company no longer had enough staff for safety work. Roth had tweeted after Musk's takeover that by some measures, Twitter safety had improved under the billionaire's ownership. Asked in an interview at the Knight Foundation conference on Tuesday whether he still felt that way, Roth said: "No." Roth was a Twitter veteran who helped steer the social media platform through several watershed decisions, including the move to permanently suspend its most famous user, former US President Donald Trump, last year. His departure further rattled advertisers, many of whom backed away from Twitter after Musk laid off half of the staff, including many involved with content moderation. Before Musk assumed the helm at Twitter, about 2,200 people globally were foc...