Google is getting ready to switch out the Chrome browser’s padlock icon for a new symbol in the address bar, the company announced in a blog post on Tuesday. The lock will be replaced this fall with a ...

Do you know what the lock icon in your web browser means? If not, you're far from alone. Google now plans to replace the lock next to the address in Chrome with a variant of the "tune" icon you see ...

Some Internet users are happy to enable their online security of choice and merrily trundle on around the web, trusting that the programs running in the background are keeping them safe from harm. For ...

Most modern web browsers use a lock icon to let you know if you’re visiting a site that that uses HTTPS for secure connections or not. But Google says in recent years HTTPS has become the rule rather ...

In a nutshell: Google will soon be doing away with a staple of the Internet for Chrome browser users. The familiar padlock icon in the URL bar will be retired later this year in favor of a variant of ...

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 ...

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 ...

One of the biggest advances in web security over the last decade or so is the proliferation of secure, encrypted HTTPS connections. Once the purview of shopping and banking sites, HTTPS connections ...

Google Chrome is probably the most popular browser in the world today, though there are better choices for privacy, but I digress. Google Chrome rose to prominence back in the days Microsoft’s ...