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Google's push for encrypted web. . .
« on: January 30, 2015, 12:18:14 PM »
Be aware...If Chrome is used, a lot of pages might start having weird messages about safety.

It's because so many places online aren't encrypted:

http://www.cnet.com/news/chrome-becoming-tool-in-googles-push-for-encrypted-web/

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Google has taken its first step to flag ordinary sites like Wikipedia and CNN with a security warning because they are unencrypted, allowing all data transmissions to be viewed by the prying eyes of hackers or governments.
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