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What Google Chrome will mean for cyber-security

By Paul Marks

15 July 2009

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Google and Microsoft have promised to up their game against viruses

(Image: Jeff Blackler/Rex Features)

IF YOU worry about your computer being infected by viruses, or regularly spend money on software to prevent that happening, then here’s some good news: a carefree antivirus nirvana beckons. Or so Google and Microsoft would have you believe.

Last week, Google announced plans to launch a computer operating system in mid-2010 based on its Chrome web browser, directly challenging Microsoft’s hold on the market. Google Chrome OS is intended for people “who live on the web” and who are happy to run remote…

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