Chrome autocomplete is getting safer and more convenient


The company has announced that Google is updating its Chrome browser so that it can automatically enter saved passwords and credit card details into forms more easily and securely. The browser will now use biometric authentication such as a fingerprint to automatically fill in credit card details without having to ask for your three-digit CVC each time, and a new dialog box will allow you to choose from a list of saved account credentials for log into a website without having to access individual form fields.

In addition to offering convenience, both features are designed to make transactions more secure on the web. Biometric security makes it difficult for someone to make an online purchase if they have access to their device. You will still need to enter your CVC the first time you set up a credit card, but after that you can safely authenticate as a fingerprint.

A new dialog box will make auto-fill passwords more convenient.
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Using Chrome to save and enter passwords also has its own security benefits rather than just trying to enter them from memory (using a dedicated password manager is another option). For example, passwords can be more complex and unique for each site or service (which makes them more difficult to guess) because you don’t have to remember them and, unlike a human being, software can’t be easily tricked into entering them either. fake phishing sites, says Google.

Chrome’s new credit card autofill feature is based on its support for WebAuthn, a biometric authentication standard. This is the same technology that allowed Google to start allowing users to log into some of its services without requiring a password at all last year.

Google says the new credit card autofill feature is now available on Windows and Mac. Both features, including the password autofill dialog, will be implemented in Chrome on Android in the coming weeks.