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Chromebook bug could let someone see where you’ve been in the real world

March 31, 2021

Via: TechRadar

Chromebooks have an apparently serious security flaw which can allow a snooper to see the location history of where the device has been – and therefore (presumably) where you’ve visited – in the past week.

Getting this info involves logging into the device in guest mode when the Chromebook is first turned on, which anyone can do (providing it hasn’t been disabled). The whole point of this mode is that it allows guests to use the device to browse the web without knowing the laptop’s password.

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