Tabs opened in Incognito mode would only be accessible after authentication by Touch ID or by Face ID facial recognition.
Google will soon bring a little more security to its private navigation system.
A not so incognito mode on iPhone and iPad
The Incognito mode of
Google Chrome allows, as on many web browsers, to go on the Internet
without recording the various sites in the history. Cookies are also not
stored during the browsing session.
The downside of this mode is
that tabs open in private browsing remain open even after the device is
put to sleep. While this isn't much of an issue on iPhone, it is much
more of an iPad used by the whole family.
Google has decided to
look into this issue and is currently testing a new way to protect
Incognito Mode on iOS and iPadOS devices with the browser version 89
beta.
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Face ID and Touch ID used to protect private web sessions
The
search engine will take advantage of the biometric identification
systems of Apple mobile devices, the Touch ID fingerprint sensor and
Face ID facial recognition present on the latest iPhones.
When a
user opens the Chrome app, the address and content of the private
browsing tabs will be blurred and the browser will require
authentication to access them. A period of 15 minutes will be applied to
avoid asking the user systematically to identify himself if he leaves
the browser for a few moments for another application.
This
feature is currently only available to certain testers, who must go to
the privacy settings of Google Chrome to activate it. The public version
of Google Chrome 89 is expected for the month of March.
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