Google was announced on Monday when the Chrome browser can now fill in your passport, driver’s license, vehicle registration and more as part of its autofill feature.
The plugin extends Chrome’s existing ability to automatically fill in your addresses, passwords, and payment information.
Desktop users who have enhanced autofill turned on will see their passport and driver’s license numbers, vehicle details — such as the license plate or VIN — and more automatically filled in on web pages when prompted to enter them.
Google says Chrome can now better understand complex forms and varying formatting requirements, which will improve accuracy on the web.
The tech giant notes that Chrome only stores autofill data when you give it permission to do so, and that the browser will protect that information through encryption. Additionally, before Chrome fills in the saved information on your behalf, it will ask you to confirm.
These new updates are available globally in all languages from Monday. In the coming months, Chrome plans to add support for even more data types, the company says.
Monday’s announcement comes as Google adds additional features to Chrome to make it more useful amid the rise of new AI browsers.
A few weeks ago, Google rolled out Gemini on Chrome to all Mac and Windows PC users in the US, after previously restricting the feature to Google AI Pro and Google AI Ultra subscribers. The tech giant also announced at the time that it plans to bring agent features to Chrome in the future, add AI Mode search functionality to the address bar, launch new Gemini features, use AI to fight AI-generated fraud, develop automatic password resets, and more.
Other smaller features recently released in Chrome include a new tool that automatically turns off browser notifications for websites you haven’t interacted with recently, along with a feature that makes it easier to switch between your work and personal Google accounts.
