If you are using the Google Chrome browser, you must have seen a lock icon on the far left of the URL section when you enter a website. According to Google, most users do not know what this lock icon is and what it means. That’s why Google is now planning to replace the lock icon next to the address bar in Chrome with a variant of the “settings” icon you see below.goodbye lock icon
According to Google’s research, only 11 percent of users know that this refers to HTTPS encryption. Others think this means the site is trustworthy. However, this is a misunderstanding because even phishing sites can use this technology on their own sites. Google says the settings icon does not mean reliability. Instead, he points out that security is the default state. It also makes it easier for you to use site controls by inviting clicks. According to the company, many people don’t even realize they can click on the lock.
Most users will see the new icon in Chrome 117 on Android and desktop, which is scheduled to arrive in early September. Since you can’t tap the icon in Chrome for iOS, Google is removing the icon entirely from Apple’s mobile platforms. Frankly, changing the lock icon is a delayed decision and creates a false sense of security, as Google says. Like the floppy disk icon sometimes used to represent file records, the lock is a relic from another era.
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