ECDSA for WebRTC: Better Security, Better Privacy and Better Performance
From version 52, Chrome uses ECDSA by default — a much more efficient and secure algorithm for WebRTC certificate key generation. In addition, RTCCertificates can now be stored with IndexedDB.
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Flexbox Gets New Behavior for absolute-positioned Children
A previous version of the CSS Flexible Box Layout specification set the static position of absolute-positioned children as though they were a flex item whose size is 0px by 0px. The latest version of the spec takes them fully out of flow and sets the static position based on align and justify properties.
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Service Worker Caching, PlaybackRate and Blob URLs for Audio and Video on Chrome for Android
From version 52, Android Chrome uses the same media stack as desktop Chrome, rather than relying on the underlying platform implementation. This enables service worker media caching, variable playback rates, blob URLs on Android, MediaStream passing between APIs, and easier cross-platform debugging.
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CSS Containment in Chrome 52
The new CSS Containment property lets developers limit the scope of the browser’s styles, layout and paint work.
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API Deprecations and Removals in Chrome 52
An round up of the deprecations and removals in Chrome to help you plan.
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Performance Observer: Efficient Access to Performance Data
The W3C Performance Timeline specification defines an interface for browsers to provide programmatic access to low level timing data. This opens the door to some interesting use cases like custom performance analysis, third party tools and more.
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Stream Your Way to Immediate Responses
Start processing your service worker responses ASAP, thanks to ReadableStreams.
