Chrome 96 was released on Stable almost two months ago, and although the release rate requires a new release every four weeks, this did not happen with Chrome 97 due to the holiday season. So today Chrome 97 Stable will be released, with a very controversial feature: the Keyboard API.
Chrome 97 in short will be able to spy on your keyboard. The addition of the “keyboard-map” value is the bone of contention as many Apple and Mozilla developers criticize the idea. Both state that this API can be used to identify and track you, especially if you're using a keyboard layout that's unusual in a region. Έτσι το API έχει χαρακτηριστεί σαν “επιβλαβές” από την Apple και τη Mozilla και δεν θα εφαρμοστεί στον Safari and Firefox, Respectively.
Another interesting feature of Chrome 97 is the improvement of communication protocols. Developers currently use WebSockets or RTCDataChannel when communicating bidirectionally with a remote server. The first is based on TCP which means it is not suitable for latency sensitive applications while the second is based on SCTP, which is designed primarily for peer-to-peer communication.
So Google brings the new WebTransport protocol framework that addresses both of these problems and supports two-way communication between trusted and untrusted sources using streams that can be canceled and UDP-esque datagrams.
Chrome 97 will be released today. If it doesn't automatically update to version 97 during the day, go to Help > About Google Chrome to activate the update as soon as it becomes available.