Enhanced Safe Browsing: Google prompting users to enable Enhanced Safe Browsing in Gmail: Here’s what it means for users – Times of India
The primary advantage for Gmail users is the added protection against phishing, which comes in the form of “Enhanced Safe Browsing.” This feature appears just above your inbox on Android and the web and offers an extra layer of security against potentially harmful emails. To avail of this benefit, users can simply turn on Enhanced Safe Browsing.
What is Enhanced safe browsing?
Enhanced Safe Browsing offers real-time web protections, a significant improvement over the standard version. In the non-enhanced version, websites’ URLs are checked against a locally stored list, which is downloaded or refreshed every 30 minutes (as of 2020). This list is commonly used by various other apps and browsers. However, to address the issue of “sophisticated phishing sites” that managed to bypass the update period, Google developed Enhanced Safe Browsing. This advanced feature provides continuous and up-to-date protection, ensuring a higher level of security against such threats.
How Enhanced Safe Browsing for your account works
Enhanced Safe Browsing for your account works automatically in the background to provide faster, proactive protection against dangerous websites, downloads, and extensions. If you choose to turn on Enhanced Safe Browsing for your account, Enhanced Safe Browsing keeps you safe when you’re signed in and improves your security in Google Chrome and Gmail.
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