Google remains committed to providing security and privacy improvements in all its services and operating systems. During Google I/O 2022 we have already seen how Android 13 will bring a good dose of improvements in these sections. However, the thing does not stop there and the Mountain View company is about to launch a new feature in its Google Chat application.
Google itself announces that its integrated email service is about to launch warning messages against dangerous links. Something similar to what is already in other applications of the Google suite, such as Gmail, Documents or Spreadsheets.
Google Chat users will also be protected from dangerous links
The new feature of Google Chat basically consists, as you can see in the previous image, of displaying a red color banner at the bottom of the conversation. Valid for links or invitations of any type that the system detects as malicious or, at least, suspected of being. The (translated) message in question reads as follows:
“This invitation is suspicious: This conversation links to phishing sites that may try to steal your information.”
After this message, the option to also accept is a conversation blocked the directly and have the sender marked as suspect.
As Google itself indicates on the Workspace Updates blog, this feature will be accessible to everyone. Google Workspace customers (including legacy G Suite Basic and Business) and users using personal Google Accounts.
They also confirm that is already starting, although it is staggered and they hope that in 15 days all users will have it. Therefore, it will come to you soon if it hasn’t already. What they don’t confirm is if this will also be an enabled option on iOS or if it only stays on Android, but from what has been seen on other occasions it’s likely that it will end by being something universal since it is not directly related to the Android operating system.
Through | 9to5Google
