Google is bringing a subtle yet controversial change to its Chrome web browser. Beginning with Chrome 117, secure HTTPS connections will no longer have a padlock icon next to the URL. Instead, users ...

Google Chrome's redesigned 117 version to be released in September will feature a new "tune" icon on its web browser that will replace the lock icon on the URL bar. In 2021, Google conducted a study ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. A new tune icon will replace it later this year to avoid misleading users about how ‘trustworthy’ websites are ...

We’re in the midst of a major change sweeping the Web: the familiar HTTP prefix is rapidly being replaced by HTTPS. That extra “S” in an HTTPS URL means your connection is secure and that it’s much ...