Google Chrome Bug Outs Seeking Anonymity Users

Google Chrome Bug Outs Seeking Anonymity Users

A bug in the latest version of the Google Chrome browser could leak the identity of users trying to surf anonymously on the internet, warn IT engineers. Users typically use proxies to conceal their local IP address in an attempt to browse anonymously on the internet. When the feature is set up, domain-name queries are supposed to be funneled through the proxy, rather than being made by a user's local network.


"This presents a serious risk for the users of the IT services such as Tor, as their DNS data and the little anonymity they have with Tor is leaked outside and in the clear," according to an advisory published Monday. Tor is a free service that routes internet connections through an unpredictable series of IP addresses to prevent the true source of a user's IT connectivity from being detected. Those using the most recent version of the Google browser, receive no such protection.