Google Chrome is one of the most popular web browsers today with millions of users worldwide. Any change to the browser makes a lot of difference even though the users do not see it. More than the features, there's a lot that Google does on the security front to ensure the safety of the users in the wide open world of web.
While there are numerous benefits of internet, it doesn't come with risks. The importance of online safety has widely been an area of focus, and Google is doing it bit with the Chrome browser. Starting October 2017, a new version of the Chrome will notify users when the websites are not secure.
Chrome 62 will prevent users from entering data on web pages that are not HTTPS or not secure. A warning message will be shown at the top right hand side of the toolbar. Currently, there's an exclamatory mark with a circle around, and clicking on it will reveal whether a web page is secure or not.
This process will be simplified further as the "not secure" message will pop right in as soon as users visit a HTTP website.
"Passwords and credit cards are not the only types of data that should be private. Any type of data that users type into websites should not be accessible to others on the network, so starting in version 62 Chrome will show the "Not secure" warning when users type data into HTTP sites," Google said in its official Chromium blog.
Google's new update to Chrome will also notify users of a "Not Secure" web page in Incognito mode as well. While users assume Incognito prevents users' privacy, HTTP browsing is not so private after all. Google has also urged developers to move from HTTP to HTTPS as it is not only secure, but also easier, cheaper and offers best performance and new features that are otherwise too sensitive for HTTP.
