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5 ChromeOS settings you should change for a more secure Chromebook - here's how


Can you improve Google's default security settings? You sure can! Lock down your laptop with these quick and easy tweaks.

ChromeOS is also a relatively secure operating system -- thanks to its multiple layers of protection for preventing things like viruses and malware from harming your device and accessing your data. Two-step verification (aka 2FA) adds yet another layer of security to the login process of online accounts. Let's say you install a basic game on ChromeOS (one that doesn't include multiplayer) and, by default, it enables access to the camera or the mic -- or both.

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