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Google Chrome Developers On Browser Security

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the never-ending-war-of-escalation dept.

CowboyRobot writes "Developers of Google's Chrome browser have spoken up in an article describing their approach to keeping the browser secure, focusing on minimizing the frequency, duration, and severity of exposure. One tool Chrome uses is a recently open-sourced update distribution application called 'Omaha.' 'Omaha automatically checks for software updates every five hours. When a new update is available, a fraction of clients are told about it, based on a probability set by the team. This probability lets the team verify the quality of the release before informing all clients.'"

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  1. Re:Russian Roulette Anyone? by InsertWittyNameHere · · Score: 5, Funny

    The "Don't Be Evil" policy currently only applies to a fraction of Google's userbase. Once they verify the quality of this policy they will release it to all users.

    Don't Be Evil [BETA]

  2. Re:Beta testers by siloko · · Score: 2, Funny

    A bit passe to reply to your own posts but the mod is right. I started out writing a side splitter but the beer decided that it should turn into a troll post. Pints and posting do not mix! Buenas noches ;)

  3. Re:Russian Roulette Anyone? by geobeck · · Score: 3, Funny

    I thought Google's motto was 'Be Not Evil'?

    Actually it's "Do no evil." So you can be as evil as you want, as long as you don't act on it. Even Dick Cheney could work for Google if he stopped... um, well... breathing.

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  4. Re:Russian Roulette Anyone? by Bill+Dog · · Score: 3, Funny

    Google - evil you can trust!

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