Google is working on a Chrome browser security measure designed to protect devices connected to your home or private network. As mentioned in a Chrome Platform Status page, the underdevelopment feature will monitor website requests to access network devices and make sure they are from secure sources.
Titled “Private network access checks for navigation requests,” it will check if the request for permission is coming from a secure source. It will also check whether the target device allows private network access. Google is working to help developers test the feature and “prepare for the coming enforcement” by showing warnings after performing a series of checks.
The private network access feature doesn’t have any Chrome flag assigned yet. However, it is expected to ship for Android and Desktop with the release of Chrome 123 or 124. While the security improvement is being tested for shortcomings, it won’t take action on malicious requests that don’t pass the vetting process to ensure it doesn’t break anything, as per the status page.
