Having a secure site offers plenty of benefits for SEO. Here are the top reasons why you should switch from HTTP to HTTPS. In 2018, Google started showing this to Chrome users if they clicked on a non ...

Learn why HTTPS still impacts Google rankings and how secure websites boost trust, conversions, and overall SEO performance ...

Microsoft Edge now can automatically switch users to a secure HTTPS connection when visiting websites over HTTP after enabling Automatic HTTPS. This new feature is in preview in the Canary and ...

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 ...

Most modern web browsers use a lock icon to let you know if you’re visiting a site that that uses HTTPS for secure connections or not. But Google says in recent years HTTPS has become the rule rather ...

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 ...

Google Chrome will enable "Always Use Secure Connections" by default in October 2026, warning users before accessing public sites without HTTPS encryption. Google Chrome will enable "Always Use Secure ...

Security experts have warned that websites displaying a padlock in the browser should be treated with caution, after revealing a sharp increase in phishing sites using HTTPS. The findings come from ...

More than 850,000 websites still use the old TLS 1.0 and 1.1 protocols, scheduled to be removed from most major browsers later this month. This includes websites for major banks, governments, news ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

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