Google is working on Chrome updates that don’t require restarts

https://www.theverge.com/tech/973174/google-chrome-update-no-restart

Google is working on a way to apply Chrome updates without requiring you to restart your browser. In a post on Thursday, Google outlines its approach to bug fixes in the age of AI, while noting that it's trying to make updates less disruptive by "investing in 'dynamic patching' that will eliminate the need for […]

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paraphrand@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 18d

Oh man. This is good for faster security fixes.

But it’s also good for totalitarian control, down the road. Unless you disable it preemptively. But then you are open to zero hour security holes.

What a world.