Chrome Extension Enables Remote Computer Control

The Chrome Remote Desktop beta version enables users to share with or get access to another computer by providing a one-time authentication code. Access is given only to the specific person that the user identifies and the sharing session is secured. Chrome Remote Desktop BETA is fully cross-platform, so you can connect any two computers that have a Chrome browser, including Windows, Linux, Mac and Chromebooks, but for the moment it's not possible to access your own computer remotely.

The Chrome Remote Desktop beta version, which arrived Friday, is a browser-based equivalent of remote desktop software for conventional operating systems. Such software is handy for IT administrators managing employees' machines, people taking care of their relatives' computers, or individuals getting access to their own machines from afar.