straycat19 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Google will take its efforts to shame website owners into encrypting their traffic up another notch this July with the release of Chrome 68. At that point, Chrome will label all websites that use unencrypted HTTP connections as "Not secure" via a pop up on the left side of the web address bar, no matter the circumstance. The problem with HTTP is that any data the web page transmits can be potentially spied on, which could expose passwords or credit card information. As a result, Google has been pushing websites to embrace HTTPS encrypted connections. Over the past two years, the company has been steadily adding "Not secure" alerts to the browser to flag web pages still on HTTP. However, the alerts have only been appearing under certain conditions, like if you start typing information into an HTTP page. Google decided to gradually roll out the alerts to give website owners time to implement the encryption. But that grace period is coming to an end, the company said in a Thursday blog post. The good news is that more sites are steadily adopting the encryption; 81 of the top 100 sites on the internet now use HTTPS by default, the company said. In addition, 68 percent of Chrome browser traffic over Android and Windows is now encrypted, up 4 points from October. For now, the "Not secure" alert appears only in gray text with a white information icon next to it. But in the future, Google intends to make the alert red, with a warning triangle attached. Mozilla's Firefox has also been labeling HTTP pages with similar-looking alerts. Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalju Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 It's a public extortion. If don't pay, You are not secure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recruit Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 For the past several years, we’ve moved toward a more secure web by strongly advocating that sites adopt HTTPS encryption. And within the last year, we’ve also helped users understand that HTTP sites are not secure by gradually marking a larger subset of HTTP pages as “not secure”. Beginning in July 2018 with the release of Chrome 68, Chrome will mark all HTTP sites as “not secure”. In Chrome 68, the omnibox will display “Not secure” for all HTTP pages. Developers have been transitioning their sites to HTTPS and making the web safer for everyone. Progress last year was incredible, and it’s continued since then: Over 68% of Chrome traffic on both Android and Windows is now protected Over 78% of Chrome traffic on both Chrome OS and Mac is now protected 81 of the top 100 sites on the web use HTTPS by default Chrome is dedicated to making it as easy as possible to set up HTTPS. Mixed content audits are now available to help developers migrate their sites to HTTPS in the latest Node CLI version of Lighthouse, an automated tool for improving web pages. The new audit in Lighthouse helps developers find which resources a site loads using HTTP, and which of those are ready to be upgraded to HTTPS simply by changing the subresource reference to the HTTPS version. Lighthouse is an automated developer tool for improving web pages. Chrome’s new interface will help users understand that all HTTP sites are not secure, and continue to move the web towards a secure HTTPS web by default. HTTPS is easier and cheaper than ever before, and it unlocks both performance improvements and powerful new features that are too sensitive for HTTP. Developers, check out our set-up guides to get started. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Google the same company that wouldn't take down a VLC clone from there store full of spyware when VLC asked not tell it it made the PC centric News did they take it down because they make money from ads. A ad company is going to make the Internet a better place, when even there browsers and there forks are even worse about holding off security patches than others . they do like Microsoft and wait tell a month latter to give you updates. the same company who's safe search is just another spyware like WOT ! The same company who is always allowing people to get infected from there own store and https sites, and to top it all off Google has censored there search engine so bad you're lucky you don't click on a malware site looking for relevant results, it's became garbage and if we put the world in Google's hands the rest of the Web will be too. What goes up must come down, once Google gets there own adblocker that allows only there ads, that will be when the masses leave the browser, so they can still see websites , because websites are going start blocking it for blocking there ads. I don't care what Google does because I'm going to use something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BimBamSmash Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 I see what they might be trying to achieve here and it is theoraticaly good. But then, just because I see HTTPS in the title bar doesn't it mean the page is "secure" these days either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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