Google Warns 2 Billion Users About Update That Could Disrupt Sites Worldwide

Google has warned more than two billion users of the Chrome browser for fears that an upcoming browser update could disable a number of websites around the world.

The tech giant announced this news via the Chromium bug tracker, the Chrome codebase, and there is currently no solution to the problem.

It is currently unclear which sites – and how many – will be affected by this issue.

Experts say many of them likely won’t know they are infected until it’s too late.

A Forbes report says Chrome users should prepare to disconnect or find another browser to use until the issue is resolved.

“Based on Google’s current release rate, Chrome Canary users may face this decision as early as next month, while billions of stable users are expecting a 3-6 month countdown.” Report Expected.

No solution in sight

Version numbers are the source of the problem, depending on the port. chromium…

The official version of Chrome is currently at version 96, while “Chrome Canary” – the early access version for developers – is already at version 99.

When the version reaches 100, it looks like the sites affected by the error will stop loading.

According to Gordon Kelly’s report, “The reason is that these sites check which version of Chrome is visiting the site, but website building software like Duda only checks the first two digits.”

Perform a security scan to prevent access to older and unsupported versions of Chrome (a common breakpoint is version 40 and earlier) and Chrome 100 will read “Chrome 10” and be blocked.

In recent months, Google has been releasing new versions of its Chrome software at an amazing rate.

For example, Chrome 95 was only released by the company in October.

Google under fire

Google is conducting a hacker experiment to limit the impact of the vulnerability.

This technique is intended to involve changing the way the version numbers are displayed to ensure that “99” is displayed in the first two digits of the version 100 update.

It is not yet clear if the hack will be successful and how long, if any, it will take to deploy.

For the past 12 months, Chrome has been under constant scrutiny due to data leaks, privacy issues and other issues.

This week, billions of Chrome users were forced to update certain settings to prevent Google from tracking their every move.

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