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Q: your connection to this site is not private, chrome

I have recently been getting a warning when accessing certain websites in Chrome. On the left hand side of the toolbar, I see an exclamation mark, and if I click on it I see the following message.

 

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This has started happening on websites that were previously okay up to about 2 weeks ago. To be clear, I am not prevented from accessing the page. I am using Chrome version 52.0.2743.116.

 

I'd be grateful for any advice.

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6), null

Posted on Aug 21, 2016 3:07 AM

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  • by lllaass,Solvedanswer

    lllaass lllaass Aug 21, 2016 1:10 PM in response to fmb_1
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    Aug 21, 2016 1:10 PM in response to fmb_1

    That message means that the site is just using http, the https.

    Https is an encrypted connected while http is not. Google started this warning. Many sites are going to https. The form went to https about a year ago or so.

  • by fmb_1,

    fmb_1 fmb_1 Aug 21, 2016 5:23 AM in response to lllaass
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    Aug 21, 2016 5:23 AM in response to lllaass

    Thanks for the reply.

     

    This has only started a couple of weeks ago, so is this due to a recent Google update. In the past I never saw this.

     

    From a security point of view, should I be worried.

  • by KeiB,

    KeiB KeiB Aug 21, 2016 11:03 AM in response to fmb_1
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    Aug 21, 2016 11:03 AM in response to fmb_1

    I'm having the same problem since installing OS X. Sites that I want to access - Audible.com - I can get to the homepage but am denied sign in. I've changed nothing else. I'm seeing a lot of warnings about security in the Navbar that were not there previously and see no method for allowing access.

    If this is a bug, it needs fixing. I pay for Audible, I want to get on the site. For answer purposes: I'm a competent Mac user, I know how to trouble shoot and tried the obvious / standard fixes. The issues began the day I installed OS X.

  • by BobTheFisherman,

    BobTheFisherman BobTheFisherman Aug 21, 2016 11:31 AM in response to KeiB
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    Aug 21, 2016 11:31 AM in response to KeiB

    You don't have the same problem. I suggest you start your own thread and describe your issue in detail, including the browser you are using.

  • by KeiB,

    KeiB KeiB Aug 21, 2016 11:41 AM in response to BobTheFisherman
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    Aug 21, 2016 11:41 AM in response to BobTheFisherman

    You're arrogance is not helpful and I'd provide a screen cap that shows the same error message that the originator did but I suspect you'd find fault with that too.

  • by Allan Eckert,

    Allan Eckert Allan Eckert Aug 21, 2016 11:42 AM in response to KeiB
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    Aug 21, 2016 11:42 AM in response to KeiB

    He is correct. What you are doing is called hijacking a thread. Start your own thread as Bob told you.

  • by zenzinin,

    zenzinin zenzinin Aug 21, 2016 12:00 PM in response to fmb_1
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    Aug 21, 2016 12:00 PM in response to fmb_1

    You are not the only one experiencing this.  I started noticing this for a week now on Chrome, Firefox, and Safari (well, Safari will have a lock sign for secured sites, and lack a lock sign for everything else) on sites that are NOT https.  On SOME secured sites (with https), such as yahoo email, it shows it's partially unsecured (try clicking on emails you know has outside images such as walmart or best buy advertising emails).  I clicked on the details to see why and it says because mixed content (including https) is trying to request or it's partially not secured because of images.  Since it's happening across all browsers, I can only assume that it's normal, even though I just started noticing this recently.  It's not like I never noticed it before though.  Any time I see it's unsecured on sites I pay with, I just don't use it.  Now it's on pretty much every site I visit that isn't https.  So I assume it's normal.

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Aug 21, 2016 12:54 PM in response to fmb_1
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    Aug 21, 2016 12:54 PM in response to fmb_1

    There is no need to worry, just be careful. I wouldn't enter any personal data, financial data (credit card), or other private information on a HTTP site.

  • by fmb_1,

    fmb_1 fmb_1 Aug 21, 2016 1:11 PM in response to Eric Root
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    Aug 21, 2016 1:11 PM in response to Eric Root

    Thanks for the response guys. I'll keep your advice in mind.

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Aug 21, 2016 1:11 PM in response to fmb_1
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    Aug 21, 2016 1:11 PM in response to fmb_1

    You are welcome.

  • by BobTheFisherman,

    BobTheFisherman BobTheFisherman Aug 21, 2016 1:29 PM in response to KeiB
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    Aug 21, 2016 1:29 PM in response to KeiB

    KeiB wrote:

     

    You're arrogance is not helpful and I'd provide a screen cap that shows the same error message that the originator did but I suspect you'd find fault with that too.

    You may call it arrogance but I call it trying to get you the best help to get your issue resolved. If you had done what I suggested you would have received the help you needed by now. Your description of your issue does not match the subject of this thread. By hijacking this thread you are interfering with the original poster's chance of getting the help he needs not to mention you are hindering getting the help you need.

     

    You also will not get the best help in this thread since it is marked solved. Many helpers will just bypass this solved thread thereby not even seeing your problem .

     

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