While surfing the web, you probably noticed the little lock icon appearing in the URL bar. It’s internet security advice to check for this lock whenever you visit a new site to make sure your connection is truly secure. However, Google must think that this lock no longer serves the purpose of security. Because the company announced that it will remove the lock from use.
The lock icon was there to indicate that the network connection is a secure channel between the browser and the site and that the network connection cannot be tampered with or eavesdropped on by 3rd parties, and has been in browsers since Netscape’s early versions in the 1990s. Google now plans to replace this lock icon with a different one to indicate controls and settings.
This icon will replace the lock icon.By replacing the lock icon with a neutral indicator, Google hopes to clear up the misconception that the lock icon is associated with a page’s credibility, and aims to help make the permission controls and additional security information more accessible to users when clicking the new icon.
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