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Google Chrome Will Mark Non-HTTPS Sites as "Not Secure" Starting in July 2018

posted by mrpg on Friday February 09 2018, @06:39PM   Printer-friendly
from the what-about-ftp dept.

takyon writes:

Google Chrome will begin to mark all HTTP sites as "not secure" starting in July 2018. This is just a warning displayed in the URL bar and won't stop users from loading the pages:

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".

Also at TechCrunch and The Verge.

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  • (Score: 5, Touché) by urza9814 on Friday February 09 2018, @07:20PM (1 child)

    by urza9814 (3954) on Friday February 09 2018, @07:20PM (#635659) Journal

    Categories of people:
    - Those who won't notice the warning
    - Those who don't care, or don't know what to do about the warning
    - Those who will panic needlessly
    - Those who know, but can't force the website to change, and may grumble and/or bitch on feedback forums, to people who don't have the time to fix a problem they DO already know exists.
    - Those who understand that the whole internet, regardless of encryption, is "not secure"
    - Those who market web browsers and need another bullet point under "features"

    FTFY...I think you missed one :)

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  • (Score: 2) by PiMuNu on Saturday February 10 2018, @04:19AM

    by PiMuNu (3823) on Saturday February 10 2018, @04:19AM (#635865)

    Categories of people:
    - Those who won't notice the warning
    - Those who don't care, or don't know what to do about the warning
    - Those who will panic needlessly
    - Those who know, but can't force the website to change, and may grumble and/or bitch on feedback forums, to people who don't have the time to fix a problem they DO already know exists.
    - Those who understand that the whole internet, regardless of encryption, is "not secure"
    - Those who market web browsers and need another bullet point under "features"
    - Those who need to tell their boss they are doing something to justify they are worth their salary and keep their department from being downsized

    FTFFY