Google added AI protection to Chrome — how it works

Google has updated the Enhanced Protection feature in the desktop version of Chrome with the addition of the Gemini Nano AI model. Thanks to computing on the device, the browser will be able to stop even those fraudulent schemes that were not previously detected.

Engadget writes about it.

How does Gemini Nano expand your security opportunities?

According to the company, Gemini Nano is able to summarise diverse and complex websites, so Chrome will be able to respond faster to new fraud techniques. Google plans to extend the same technology to the Android version of the browser and use it against a wider range of threats in the future.

In the meantime, Android users can count on enhanced protection against fraudulent notifications. When Chrome's built-in machine learning model recognises a suspicious message, a warning appears with an option to unsubscribe or view blocked content. If the notification is blocked by mistake, the user can allow future notifications from that site.

Last year, Google paid special attention to the fight against fraud: in May, the company introduced the real-time system for detecting fraudulent calls, and later added a package of security features to Messages. As a result of these initiatives, Google claims to have already blocked hundreds of millions of potentially dangerous results.

As a reminder, Google is working on the special version of the Chrome browser for Android that will support extensions. Currently, this build has an experimental status and is designed mainly for Android devices, including Chromebooks, as Google plans to gradually migrate Chrome OS to Android. At the same time, some users are already testing the new product on smartphones.

We also wrote that in the era of digital surveillance, modern websites and online services are capable of collecting impressive amounts of data about user actions. If you're concerned about privacy, whether for security reasons or because you don't want to disclose your online activity, choosing a privacy-focused browser can be the first step to staying anonymous.