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Chrome for Android is making screen sharing more secure.

As reported by Bleeping Computer, Google is testing a new experimental flag that can hide sensitive content while “screen sharing, screen recording and similar actions” in regular tabs — redacting the user’s entire screen if things like credit card details or passwords are detected.

There’s no mention of a release date, but it should be available for testing in Chrome Canary in the coming weeks.

A screenshot of Google’s new experimental feature for redacting sensitive user data in Chrome for Android.
This should provide some additional protection against accidentally exposing sensitive data.
Image: Google / Bleeping Computer
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