Google Chrome to warn users before opening insecure HTTP sites

Google announced today that the Chrome web browser will load all public websites via secure HTTPS connections by default and ...
Searchenginejournal.com

HTTPS As A Google Ranking Factor: What You Need To Know

What is HTTPS, and how can it impact your search rankings? See what Google has to say and what you need to know for your SEO strategy. Recent updates to Google Search documentation have led to ...
SecurityWeek

Chrome to Turn HTTPS on by Default for Public Sites

Starting October 2026, when Chrome 154 is projected to arrive, the ‘Always Use Secure Connections’ setting will be on by ...

Say goodbye to unsafe websites as Chrome makes key decision in your favor

Google Chrome will enable HTTPS-first browsing by default in 2026, warning users before visiting insecure public sites.
Infosecurity Magazine

Chrome to Make HTTPS Mandatory by Default in 2026

Google has announced that Chrome will soon connect to websites more securely by default. Beginning with Chrome 154, set for ...
How-To Geek on MSN

Google Is Readying a Big HTTPS Change for Chrome

Now, Google Chrome is gearing up to take the next step: warning people when they try to visit non-secure websites. Google ...
Search Engine Land

Google To Begin To Index HTTPS Pages First, Before HTTP Pages When Possible

Google’s Zineb Ait Bahajji announced that going forward, Google will try to index HTTPS pages first, before the HTTP equivalent page. That means that if your site’s internal navigation references the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Search Engine Land

When migrating from HTTP to HTTPS, Google says to use 301 redirects

On a webmaster video hangout yesterday, Google trends analyst John Mueller strongly recommended that people migrating from HTTP to HTTPS do so with 301 redirects on a per-URL basis. He said you should ...
Wired

Google Launches Encrypted Search

Google users can now run encrypted searches using the company’s flagship search site simply by navigating to https://www.google.com. UPDATE: Many users are being redirected to the non-encrypted main ...
Searchenginejournal.com

Google Is Requiring HTTPS for Secure Data in Chrome

Does your site collect sensitive visitor information such as passwords, credit card information, or personal data? If so, be warned: by the end of January 2017, Google Chrome will begin marking sites ...