It does mean you shouldn’t enter passwords PINs, financial or medical information there. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t visit a given site. That means sites that still use HTTP rather than HTTPS will receive increasingly prominent warnings from web browsers.

Google has been saying that the warnings will become more pointed:īeginning in July 2018 with the release of Chrome 68, Chrome will mark all HTTP sites as “not secure”. Google’s Chrome browser is more pointed still, with larger and more prominent red warning text: Google’s Chrome browser says “Your connection to this site is not secure” What’s Next Mozilla’s Firefox browser is more pointed, with warning text in red: Mozilla’s Firefox browser says “Connection Is Not Secure” Microsoft’s Edge browser gives cautious guidance: Microsoft’s Edge Browser says “Be careful here” Though you probably haven’t been greeted with warnings when you visit this site, you might have seen warnings if you clicked the information button next to the site name. However, Google has been raising the bar, expecting more and more types of web sites to support secure connections.

It works well with smart phones and other mobile devices. Google likes that this site is mobile-friendly. However, Google’s Chrome browser warns that is not secure. Norton defines annoyance factors as “ Items that don’t necessarily do harm, but are a nuisance, such as joke programs or a site that isn’t what it seems.” Steve Case is InsecureĪctually, I’m fine – and so is the other Steve Case. Norton Safe Web has dubbed the site SAFE, without threats or even “annoyance factors.” That doesn’t mean nobody will be annoyed by anything they find here. Thanks to that, the search engines and browsers haven’t cared that a secure connection isn’t created when you visit here. There’s no advertising, and I’m not selling anything. This is about as safe a site as you will find. Trust and Safety Norton Safe Web has rated as SAFE Trust, security, compatibility, and safety are all important, and the terms are sometimes used somewhat interchangeably. Google’s priorities are not always the same as mine.

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