How to know when a page is not safe in Google Chrome – Technology News – Technology

Now, all sites that are not encrypted with the HTTPS protocol will be marked as "Not sure". in Google Chrome, as reported by the tech giant today. The browser already included this feature but only marked unencrypted pages that collected pbadwords and credit card information or HTTP pages visited in incognito mode

When a site is reliable, it is usually marked with a warning "C is secure" in the browser bar . However, this warning will disappear from September this year and only unsecured pages will be highlighted in red.

"Finally, our goal is to make the only brands you see in Chrome when a site is not secure, and" Google Emily Schechter, Google's security product manager, has stated on Google's blog

When the pages do not have the HTTPS protocol, anyone on the network can look at the information that is executed or even modify it the contents.

According to Google, since the publication of the security warning two years ago, many developers and site owners have been working to improve security on their pages. According to business data, this year, 76% of Chrome's Android traffic is protected, compared with 42% the year before.

In addition, 83 of 100 plus Important users use HTTPS by default, compared to 37 registered in 2017.

The company announced that it will offer new, easier alternatives and less expensive for site owners who wish to migrate to HTTPS, such as free certificates and automated by Let's Encrypt, an authority that provides these types of documents and of which Chrome is a sponsor.

Starting today, the update will begin to be rolled out gradually in Chrome 68 but the red warning "not sure" will show up completely on all sites in October. 2018 at the launch of Chrome 70.

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