"Chrome already issues a "Your connection is not private" message when you visit pages that have an HTTPS connection that's misconfigured. But this will expand the warnings to websites that don't use HTTPS at all. Google first offered insecure connections warnings for HTTP pages in 2021, but users had to opt in to see them. HTTPS - or Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure - uses encryption to establish a secure connection with a website, preventing bad actors from snooping on the private information you enter."
"HTTPS connections now make up around 95 to 99 percent of connections, Google says. "This level of adoption is what makes it possible to consider stronger mitigations against the remaining insecure HTTP," Google writes in its announcement. The company notes that "the largest contributor to insecure HTTP" is private websites, adding that it remains complicated for them to get an HTTPS certification."
Chrome will warn users visiting public websites that do not use HTTPS starting in October. Chrome already displays a "Your connection is not private" message for misconfigured HTTPS pages, and the new warnings will target sites lacking any HTTPS. HTTPS encrypts connections to prevent eavesdropping on private information entered by users. HTTPS connections now account for roughly 95–99% of connections. Private websites remain the largest contributor to insecure HTTP because obtaining HTTPS certificates can be complicated for them. Google plans to enable the change first for users with Enhanced Safe Browsing starting April 2026, with an option to disable the warnings.
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