Security News > 2021 > August > Google Chrome to no longer show secure website indicators

Google Chrome will no longer show whether a site you are visiting is secure and only show when you visit an insecure website.

Currently, when you visit a secure site, Google Chrome will display a little locked icon indicating that your communication with the site is encrypted, as shown below.

As most website communication is now secure, Google is testing a new feature that removes the lock icon for secure sites.

With this feature enabled, Google Chrome will only display security indicators when the site is not secure, as shown below.

For those who want to test out the disabling of Chrome security indicators feature, you can enable it in Chrome Beta or Chrome Canary using these instructions.

Google will no longer show you if a site is secure and only show an indicator when you visit an insecure site.

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