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I finally trained my mom to look for the green lock and verify the domain name. Now Chrome is gonna eliminate the green?
by panarky 8y ago
I finally trained my mom to look for the green lock and verify the domain name. Now Chrome is gonna eliminate the green?
- liveoneggs 8y agoeliminating useful visual information is high style
- RussianCow 8y agoIt's not eliminating it per se, it's just flipping the logic: Instead of HTTPS sites having a green lock, now HTTP sites will show a "Not Secure" message. It's a different visual cue, but the same idea.
- jaas 8y agoIt's not useful, it's grossly misleading. People think it means the site is safe when that is not the case.
- liveoneggs 8y agoyou're right of course. <form>s should be eliminated entirely
- eco 8y agoGreen lock is probably easier to describe to someone not proficient as a web user but you can still just say, "Make sure it doesn't say Not Secure and verify the domain name".
- panarky 8y agoI'd support this if every insecure page had a prominent, red, "Not Secure" message. But unless you're entering a password, there's no color at all. The difference between secure and insecure is far too subtle for non-experts like my mom.