Chrome 76.0.3809.132

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The latest version of Chrome (Google’s browser, not the open source Chromium project upon which it is based) is 76.0.3809.132. The new version provides fixes for three security vulnerabilities, some of which were discovered and reported by independent researchers.

If you love digging into dry technical details, the Chrome change log is for you. The new version’s log is at least brief. A cursory scan shows nothing particularly interesting.

Chrome usually updates itself, albeit somewhat mysteriously, since Google’s update schedule is unclear and possibly varies widely from update to update. Google’s update mechanisms also occasionally stop working — silently. It’s a good idea to check which version you’re running and install a new version if it’s offered on the Help > About Google Chrome dialog (click the ‘three dot’ menu button at the top right of Chrome’s user interface).

About jrivett

Jeff Rivett has worked with and written about computers since the early 1980s. His first computer was an Apple II+, built by his father and heavily customized. Jeff's writing appeared in Computist Magazine in the 1980s, and he created and sold a game utility (Ultimaker 2, reviewed in the December 1983 Washington Apple Pi Journal) to international markets during the same period. Proceeds from writing, software sales, and contract programming gigs paid his way through university, earning him a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) degree at UWO. Jeff went on to work as a programmer, sysadmin, and manager in various industries. There's more on the About page, and on the Jeff Rivett Consulting site.

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