[Njtechdiv] Chrome to hides secure links

[Kevin]

You can bet I will be talking about this on my show.  I don't agree with 
what Google is doing at all.  We should never just assume something is 
secure.  It's laughable.  Thank you for providing this information.



On 9/15/2018 12:30 PM, Mario Brusco via Njtechdiv wrote:
> Google's at it again:
>
> Google to remove "secure" indicator from HTTPS pages on Chrome
> https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-to-remove-secure-indicator-from-https-pages-on-chrome/
>
> By Stephanie Condon
>
> As part of its push to make the web safer, Google on Thursday said
>    it will stop marking HTTPS pages as "secure."
>
> The logic behind the move, Google explained, is that "users should
> expect that the web is safe by default." It will remove the green
> padlock and "secure" wording from the address bar beginning with Chrome
> 69 in September.
>
> Google previously announced that it would mark HTTP pages as " not
> secure" beginning with Chrome 68 in July.
>
> By October with Chrome 70, Google will start showing a red "not secure"
> warning when users enter data on HTTP pages. "Previously, HTTP usage was
> too high to mark all HTTP pages with a strong red warning," Google said.
>
> Google has taken other steps to encourage the use of HTTPS, a secure
> encryption standard for data in transit. For instance, the company has
> ranked sites with HTTPS higher in its search results.
>
> There are some free and easy ways to secure a website.
> https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-secure-your-website/
>
> For instance, the non-profit Internet Security Research Group (ISRG)'s
> Let's Encrypt offers free SSL certificates.
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