Security News > 2020 > August > Chrome 86 to Alert Users of Insecure Forms

Google is working on improving the security of Chrome users by alerting them when filling out forms on secure pages that are delivered insecurely.

Chrome versions prior to 86 mark mixed forms by removing the lock icon from the address bar.

"We saw that users found this experience unclear and it did not effectively communicate the risks associated with submitting data in insecure forms," Shweta Panditrao, Chrome Security Team, explains.

Starting with Chrome 86, when the user starts filling out a mixed form, Chrome will display a warning text, informing them that the form is insecure, Panditrao says.

The Internet giant announced that, as soon as mixed forms are detected in Chrome 86, the browser will automatically disable autofill, although Chrome's password manager will still work on mixed forms with login and password prompts.

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