In September 2023, Google Chrome will stop showing the lock icon when a site loads over HTTPS, partly due to the now ubiquitous use of the protocol. It took many years, but the unceasing push by ...

Google announced today that the lock icon, long thought to be a sign of website security and trustworthiness, will soon be changed with a new icon that doesn’t imply that a site is secure or should be ...

Visit a secure website (that is, one that loads over HTTPS) in Chrome, and you'll see a lock icon in the address bar. But this is set to change. Google has announced plans to remove the familiar ...

A new tune icon will replace it later this year to avoid misleading users about how ‘trustworthy’ websites are while browsing. A new tune icon will replace it later this year to avoid misleading users ...