Google Chrome will enable "Always Use Secure Connections" by default in October 2026, warning users before accessing public ...

Google is changing its default Chrome settings to always try an HTTPS-encrypted connection first. Users will see warnings ...

Google first announced the secure connections option for Chrome in 2021, which users could opt into to see a warning before ...

In HTTP, getting a page is simply a matter of making a connection on the appropriate port and passing something like:<BR><BR>GET /index.html HTTP/1.0<BR>[header ...

The transition to the more-secure HTTPS web protocol has plateaued, according to Google. As of 2020, 95 to 99 percent of navigations in Chrome use HTTPS. To help make it safer for users to click on ...

From October 2026, Chrome will warn about every access to unencrypted websites. Google will activate the security feature by ...

Google announced today that the Chrome web browser will ask for permission by default before connecting to public, insecure HTTP websites, beginning with Chrome 154 i026.

When you browse the internet, you probably notice a small lock icon that appears in the URL bar. It’s common internet security advice to look for this lock whenever visiting a new site, to make sure ...