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Google is killing HTTP here is why

 Google is working to make users more aware of security risks posed by websites using an HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) connection to transfer data. For this, a “not secure” warning label will be displayed in Google Chrome 56 scheduled to launch in January 2017. Modern times have witnessed a more sophisticated way of stealing data and stalking a person on the internet. The HTTP connection used by many websites is enough to lure malevolent minds to fulfill their intentions. Google is determined to demote the adoption of HTTP connection by websites. The reason behind this objective is that the HTTP connection is not secure. What does that mean? If a website uses an HTTP connection, the passwords and credit card details you type there are sent in plain text over the network making it possible for any middleman to read all of it. And it is not only about the credit card numbers, a website using an HTTP connection can be modified by a person before it reache...