How Chrome’s New Update Will Improve the Way You Browse

Michael Henderson
The Startup
Published in
4 min readAug 20, 2020

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Chrome 86 introduces security and performance improvements by way of DoH, mixed forms, domain only URLs, and caching mechanisms.

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Is your go to browser Google Chrome? If not, then here are some features that might make you think twice about switching. If you’re already a satisfied customer, be aware of the changes that are coming.

Let’s dive right in and see what Google’s releasing in the 86 update that increases security for the end-user and boosts performance.

DNS over HTTPS (DoH)

Built on top of HTTPS and designed to improve user security and privacy while browsing, DoH functionality is a game-changer and provides encryption for DNS queries. This keeps the ISP from snooping and the bad guys out.

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DoH helps keep the bad guys out of your DNS queries

It’s about time! DNS remains unencrypted since its birth in 1987. Here are a few things you need to know to understand the importance of this change.

  • Chrome can verify the authenticity of the DNS servers now.
  • We can verify the integrity of data returned from the DNS server.
  • Provides protection

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Michael Henderson
The Startup

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