Google said that in 2018 the Google Chrome browser will mark all websites that do not use HTTPS encryption as "insecure".
This means any site that does not display a green padlock will be marked as unsafe in the browser address bar.
Emily Schechter, Google Chrome Security Manager, confirmed with a post on Google Chrome company blog that the changes will come into effect with the release of Chrome 68 in July.
"In recent years we have been striving for a more secure web, strongly supporting sites that adopt HTTPS encryption," the blog post said Thursday.
As Google's effort is stepping up, gradually pushing more and more webmasters to adopt the HTTPS protocol, a secure encryption standard.
We should mention that the use of the HTTPS protocol means that the data sent from the computer or the device σας σε ένα ιστότοπο, μεταφέρονται με better safety and cannot be intercepted by an intruder.
Google has used several other tactics, including ranking sites using HTTPS better at searching results, as an incentive for webmasters to adopt it technology.