Bleeping Computer

Google Chrome now auto-upgrades to secure connections for all users

Google has taken a significant step towards enhancing Chrome internet security by automatically upgrading insecure HTTP requests to HTTPS requests for 100% of users. This feature is called ...
Bleeping Computer

Google Chrome will get an HTTPS-Only Mode for secure browsing

Google is working on adding an HTTPS-Only Mode to the Chrome web browser to protect users' web traffic from eavesdropping by upgrading all connections to HTTPS. This new feature is now being tested in ...
ZDNet

Google: This surge in Chrome HTTPS traffic shows how much safer you now are online

Google's efforts to knock the web into a state of HTTPS-by-default is showing signs of working, with a significant rise in HTTPS traffic on Chrome on Android, Windows, Mac, and Chrome OS. A year ago ...
ExtremeTech

Google to Replace Chrome’s HTTPS Padlock Icon With ‘Tune’ to Clear Up Confusion

Google is bringing a subtle yet controversial change to its Chrome web browser. Beginning with Chrome 117, secure HTTPS connections will no longer have a padlock icon next to the URL. Instead, users ...
Ars Technica

Google will retire Chrome’s HTTPS padlock icon because no one knows what it means

One of the biggest advances in web security over the last decade or so is the proliferation of secure, encrypted HTTPS connections. Once the purview of shopping and banking sites, HTTPS connections ...
Wired

Google Chrome Now Labels HTTP Sites as 'Not Secure'

Nearly two years ago, Google made a pledge: It would name and shame websites with unencrypted connections, a strategy designed to spur web developers to embrace HTTPS encryption. On Tuesday, it ...
ZDNet

How to enable DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) in Google Chrome

You can now enable support for the privacy-focused DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) protocol in Google Chrome using a command-line argument. The procedure is complicated, but ...