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Why is this site not secure ?

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This may have been asked before but my Chrome browser says that this site is not secure. Is that a problem ?

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1 hour ago, secret santa said:

This may have been asked before but my Chrome browser says that this site is not secure. Is that a problem ?

I don't think so Richard.

All chrome browsers are now showing "Not Secure" when a site is "http", rather than "https" - the "s" standing for secure after the preceding "hypertext transfer protocol". It simply means it's unencrypted. Many sites were just "http" previously, but it went largely unnoticed as it was simply embedded in the web address. Now they have to show us. But rather than use their commonsense by simply flagging up secure sites as "secure", they have to say the non secure sites are "not secure" as though it represents some definite risk to the user, which, on a forum, it really doesn't.

I'd worry if any site involving the movement of money wasn't secure, but not this one.

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I'm very glad this site is http not https as my (older) browser sometimes refuses to connect to a site that isn't https. Which is total pants as a much older browser on an old machine rarely refuses to connect. Computers eh? Gotta love 'em.

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On 9/24/2018 at 10:35 PM, Peckris 2 said:

I'm very glad this site is http not https as my (older) browser sometimes refuses to connect to a site that isn't https. Which is total pants as a much older browser on an old machine rarely refuses to connect. Computers eh? Gotta love 'em.

Indeed - older equipment is often more user friendly. Newer often seems to throw up unnecessary roadblocks which stymie your progress. 

I'm becoming increasingly wary of anything with "smart" in the title, as I like to have total manual control over any and all equipment. I'll decide what, when and where - not some inanimate programmed object.  

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As long as you're not using the same password here as you do for Internet banking or anything important you should be fine.

Older browsers may not connect to https:// sites because the underlying protocols get updated or replaced often enough.

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