Improving advertising on the web

Advertising is a critical component of the web, keeping content open and free for everyone. However, over the years we’ve increasingly heard from users that while some types of advertising are fine, others can seem overwhelmingly frustrating or intrusive. Due...

Goodbye PNaCl, Hello WebAssembly!

Historically, running native code on the web required a browser plugin. In 2013, we introduced the PNaCl sandbox to provide a means of building safe, portable, high-performance apps without plugins. Although this worked well in Chrome, it did not provide …

The Modern Mobile Web: State of the Union

Posted by Rahul Roy-chowdhury, VP Product Management, Chrome What a difference a year makes. Last year at Google I/O, we shared that the mobile web was open for business. New technologies such as AMP and Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) were …

Happening now: The Mobile Web State of the Union

Welcome to Google I/O 2017! Today at 4PM Pacific Daylight Time, Rahul Roy-chowdhury, VP Product Management for Chrome, will be on stage at Google I/O discussing The Mobile Web: State of the Union. Tune into the livestream below, and if …

Improving extension security with out-of-process iframes

Security is critical to Chrome, and many features protect Chrome users as they browse the web. Google Safe Browsing warns users away from websites known to be dangerous. Chrome’s sandbox and multi-process architecture provide additional layers of defense by helping...
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