Google Chrome’s Safety Check feature lets you check your online security in seconds. Whileprotecting your digital privacyis a good idea, protecting your digital security is more important. It’s easy to miss a vital security update, and passwords can become compromised. Safety Check ensures you keep your browsing secure by helping you resolve these problems.
We explain what Safety Check does, how to run it, and what to do with the results. You can run a Safety Check on the Chrome web browser or Android app. It’s the perfect companion to safely browse whether you’re on your phone or one of thetop-performing Chromebooks.
Google Safe Browsing protects you from malware and other online threats. Here’s how to set it up
Turn on Safe Browsing to protect yourself online
What does Google Chrome’s Safety Check do?
Safety Check covers three aspects of internet security. Running a Safety Check will:
While there are further steps you should take to secure your browsing,like using a VPN, a Safety Check highlights immediate problems in your online security. Once you’ve run a Safety Check, you can quickly resolve any identified problems.
How to run a Safety Check on desktop
A Safety Check can be run on your desktop regardless of your device. Running a Safety Check on the desktop browser will also check for harmful extensions.
Each section of the Safety Check can now be expanded for further details on potential security breaches.
How to run a Safety Check on mobile
Whether you’re running a Safety Check on Android or iOS, these steps are identical.
Once Chrome has finished the Safety Check, tap each section for a detailed report on improving your browsing security.
How to improve your security after a Safety Check
A Safety Check doesn’t automatically fix problems; it merely informs you of what you need to do. So after you’ve run your check, follow these steps to resolve any problems.
Browse the internet safely and securely
Online security should be foremost in your mind when using Google Chrome, but there’s much more to the web browser than security and privacy tools. There areplenty of handy tricks hidden under the hoodthat can help you maximize your productivity or browse with minimal hassle.
