Google said that in 2018 the Google Chrome browser will mark all websites that do not use HTTPS encryption as "insecure".
That means anyone website that does not display a green padlock will be marked as insecure in the pro address barletterof browsing.
Emily Schechter, in charge managementof Google Chrome security products, he confirmed in a post on 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.
Please note that using HTTPS means that data sent from your computer or device to a website is safely transported and can not be intercepted by an attacker.
Google has used several other tactics, including ranking sites using HTTPS better at searching results, as an incentive for webmasters to adopt it technology.
