HTTP connection site is displayed as 'not protected' Google Chrome 68 stable release

The latest stable version of the web browser "Google Chrome" · version 68.0.3440.75 has been released. The major change on Chrome 68 is that it becomes clear that it is "unprotected" when connecting to an HTTP website where communication content is not encrypted.

A milestone for Chrome security: marking HTTP as "not secure"
https://www.blog.google/products/chrome/milestone-chrome-security-marking-http-not-secure/

On the Internet, compliance with HTTPS for encrypting the contents of communication is being promoted globally.

"HTTPS conversion" of the site globally advanced to a big turning point - GIGAZINE

Google is also in this trend, Google Chrome 68 displays "Protected communication" at the left end of the address bar when connecting with HTTPS ... ...

At the time of HTTP connection, "It is not protected" is displayed so as to notice that you are connected to an unsafe site.

In the future, this effort will continue and in the Google Chrome 70 scheduled to be released in October 2018, when entering data on the HTTP connection site, the display part of "not protected" changes red like a warning It is said that it will be.

Besides this, it has been changed that it becomes possible to finely adjust the display timing of "Add to home screen" in Android version, and that online shopping can be done more easily and quickly by "Payment Handler API" I will.

New in Chrome 68: Add to Home Screen, Page Lifecycle API and Payment Handler - YouTube