Google Chrome removes the security indicator from HTTPS pages

As part of its effort to make the web safer, Google said on Thursday that it will stop labeling HTTPS pages as "secure".

Η λογική πίσω από την κίνηση, σύμφωνα με την Google, είναι ότι “οι χρήστες θα πρέπει να περιμένουν ότι ο ιστός είναι ασφαλής από προεπιλογή”. Έτσι η εταιρεία θα αφαιρέσει το πράσινο λουκέτο και τη “ασφαλή” διατύπωση από τη γραμμή διευθύνσεων του Chrome from version 69 which will be released in September.

Google initially announced that it would begin labeling HTTP pages "unsafe" with Chrome 68 coming out in July.

By October with Chrome 70, Google will start displaying a red "unsafe" warning when users visit HTTP pages.
"Before, the use of HTTP was too high to mark all pages HTTP "with a bright red warning," said Google.

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Google has taken other steps to encourage the use of HTTPS, a secure encryption standard for web data. For example, the company ranks websites that use HTTPS higher in the Results search.

If you're interested in adding SSL to your site, there are some free and easy ways to secure it. For example, the Internet Security Research Group (ISRG) offers the Let's Encrypt for free SSL certificates.

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