Chrome 76 arrives, blocking Flash and making paywalls easier to bypass

Google has released Chrome 76 for Windows, macOS and Linux. As expected from the preview releases, this version of the browser brings a couple of important changes: Flash is now blocked by default, and Incognito mode detection is also blocked. The blocking of Flash will be welcomed by many, and -- once word spreads about what the implications are (namely that it makes it far easier to get around paywalls) -- the same is likely to be true of the changes to the detection of Incognito mode. See also: Google boosts Chrome bug bounties Google is closing a Chrome API… [Continue Reading]