Subtle non-https: shaming change to Google Chrome It appears that Google has made a subtle but important change to the URL address bar in Chrome that has appeared recently in the Beta version at least. For sites that are not https: (TLS/SSL), the "blank sheet" icon has been replaced by a circled letter "i". The functionality is identical -- if you click it you're warned that your comms are not private (I would argue may not be private, but we'll let that go for now), cookie and other information is shown, and so on.
The difference is that the blank sheet wasn't necessarily an indicator that there was useful info to reach by clicking there, while the circled "i" is a generally understood marker for "information." Like I said, quite subtle. But it's very useful, and importantly, doesn't scare people the way more vivid icons in this situation could easily do. Kudos to the team. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): https://www.vortex.com/lauren Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: https://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: https://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: https://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Google+: https://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com I have consulted to Google, but I am not currently doing so -- my opinions expressed here are mine alone. _______________________________________________ pfir mailing list https://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir
