Google to soon replace lock icon in Chrome’s address bar: What it means and how it impacts Google Chrome users

Google says that lock icon is meant to indicate that the network connection is a secure channel between the browser and site and that the network connection cannot be tampered with or eavesdropped on by third parties, but it’s a remnant of an era where HTTPS was uncommon.

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