As part of its effort to make the web safer, Google said Thursday that it will stop labeling HTTPS pages as “secure.” The reasoning behind the move, according to Google, is that “users should expect the web to be secure by default.” The company will remove the green lock and “secure” wording from Chrome’s address bar starting with version 69, which will be released in September. Google initially said it would start labeling HTTP pages as “not secure,” with Chrome 68, which will be released in July. By October with Chrome 70, Google will start showing a red “not secure” warning when users visit HTTP pages. “Previously, HTTP usage was too high to mark all HTTP pages with a bright red warning,” Google said.
Google has taken other steps to encourage the use of HTTPS, a secure encryption standard for web data. For example, the company ranks websites that use HTTPS higher in search results.
If you're interested in adding SSL to your site, there are some free and easy ways to secure it. For example, the Internet Security Research Group (ISRG) offers Let's Encrypt for free SSL certificates.
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