Websites that use HTTP protocol will have to switch to HTTPS if they do not want to 'leak' and 'blacklist' Google

Google has announced that websites using the HTTP protocol will be listed on the company's non-secure list and must switch to HTTPS. This is the next step in Google's user protection strategy.

In early 2017, Google's Chrome browser also started adding the word Not secure to the site's link if it felt unsafe for users.

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From July 2018, when the Chrome 68 version was released and became more stable, all websites using the HTTP protocol will be added from the Not secure in front of the path as shown below for users to identify. and be more careful.

In addition, Google also provides some guidelines for setting up and explaining security-related issues for webmasters who haven't converted to HTTPS protocols to learn.

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According to statistics, 81 of the top 100 websites switch to using HTTPS protocol by default in the past year. There are about 78% of user visits on Chrome OS and macOS devices, 68% access to Chrome on Android and protected Windows applications.

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