Google has recently announced a new security feature for Chrome browser that would essentially block insecure downloads by default.
Technically, Google considers insecure downloads files that are offered for download from HTTP pages after previously using a HTTPS website.
The mixed content download blocker will be released as part of a gradual rollout beginning with Chrome 82, which will go live in April 2020.
“Insecurely-downloaded files are a risk to users’ security and privacy. For instance, insecurely-downloaded programs can be swapped out for malware by attackers, and eavesdroppers can read users’ insecurely-downloaded bank statements. To address these risks, we plan to eventually remove support for insecure downloads in Chrome,” Joe DeBlasio, part of the Chrome security team, says.
Gradual rollout
Beginning with Google Chrome 81, the browser will issue console warnings for executables, archives, images, audio, text, video, and documents wh…
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