Chrome will finally make secure URLs the default—in a year

Much of the web has switched to secure links—that is, when you type in a site like pcworld.com, it serves its pages over an ...

Chrome is about to show even more safety warnings

Google first announced the secure connections option for Chrome in 2021, which users could opt into to see a warning before ...
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Chrome making Always Use Secure Connections default next year

From April next year, Chrome will turn its Always Use Secure Connections for public sites on for all users by default.
Internet Society

Policy Brief: Open Internet Standards

Open Internet standards are the cornerstone of the Internet’s success, and the processes for creating them must remain open ...

Google Chrome to Show More Safety Warnings on Insecure Sites Starting October 2026

Google Chrome will soon warn all users about insecure websites, enforcing “Always Use Secure Connections” by default from ...
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Covert Channels in the HTTP Network Protocol: Channel Characterization and Detecting Man-in-the-Middle Attacks

Network covert channels allow two entities to communicate stealthily. Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), accounting for approximately half of all traffic on the Internet (Burke, 2007), has become the ...

Google Chrome to warn users before opening insecure HTTP sites

Google announced today that the Chrome web browser will ask for permission by default before connecting to public, insecure HTTP websites, beginning with Chrome 154 i026.