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Google Chrome hacked – but not by who you’d expect – Techradar
W3C is considering to promote Google’s suggestions for mitigating side-channel attacks as best practices

Google has put up a proof-of-concept (PoC) code that exploits the Spectre vulnerability in Chrome as part of its bid to help web developers mitigate browser-based side-channel attacks.
This follows last months development when Googles security engineer Mike West wrote a note to the W3C’s Web Application Security Working Group, suggesting recommendations for web developers to write Spectre-resistant code. Reportedly the group is considering officially endorsing Wests recommendation.
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