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| Fingerprint authentication |
By Saqib Shah, Engadget
Chrome's tenth birthday
came and went, now it's back to the betas for the new look browser.
Number 70 touts access to a device's fingerprint or Touch ID sensor for
Mac and Android and "shape identification". The latter relies on three
different APIs to detect faces (including the eyes, nose and
mouth), barcodes (which decodes QR codes into strings), and Latin text
in images across the web. Meanwhile, the Web Authentication API enables
fingerprint ID on Mac and Android by default, which developers can use
on websites as Two Factor Authentication (for example).
Elsewhere, Chrome is pushing ahead with its HTTPS
drive by displaying a "not secure" warning in red when you enter your
password or email on a site flagged as unsafe. It will also exit full screen
mode when dialog boxes (such as file pickers and authentication/payment
prompts) appear, mainly to ensure you have the proper context ahead of
taking a decision on these types of alerts.
Web Bluetooth, which
lets sites securely communicate with nearby devices, also makes an
appearance for Windows 10 after landing in Chrome 56 for Android,
ChromeOS, and macOS. For the full list of updates, check out the source
link below.
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