I maintain several web sites on IX Hosting. Today I received this message from 
them about Google Chrome.

> Hello,
> 
> Google has announced that the latest Chrome browser version will warn users 
> on websites not using SSL (https). Chrome will present a message in the 
> address bar that reads ‘not secure’.
> 
> Initially, only pages that collect password or credit card data will be 
> labeled but Google has indicated plans to eventually label all non HTTPS 
> pages as ‘not secure.’  Recent usage stats show that about half of all 
> internet users are using Chrome, so this change could have heavy impact. 
> Customers that visit your non-SSL secured sites may interpret this error to 
> mean that the site is unsafe.  
> 
> The only fix for this is to secure your websites with an SSL and the easiest 
> way to do this is to purchase an SSL certificate from us. We will place it on 
> the server for you, however you may have some integration needed into your 
> website code.  
> 
> Click here to place an SSL order:

IX charges $49.95 for an SSL certificate.

I don’t plan to purchase a certificate for any of my sites. None of them 
collect money.

I wonder how pervasive this will become?

 
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