Ep. 116: Chrome Retires XSS Auditor

DevelopSec: Developing Security Awareness by Jardine Software Inc.

Nov 15, 201914:07Technology

It was recently announced that Chrome was dropping the XSS Auditor in Chrome 78. What does that mean and how does that change things for you as a developer? For more info go to or

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