[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for
this link. ]
Will Drewry, a Google software security engineer, said the fact
that the company’s Chrome OS is an open source project allows for
constant feedback from developers regarding security design. This,
he said, should reassure those acquiring a Google Netbook about the
product’s security.“The Google Chrome OS is a ‘hardened’ operating system,
according to Drewry. The auto-updating and sandbox features are
intended to reduce exposure to malware, and Chrome OS will even
help you with ‘safe-browsing’ because if you stumble upon a Web
site known to contain malware, you’ll be warned, he said.”