Leading sites hosting services or content as broad as fantasy football, Doctor Who , and search in China have this in common: Google Chrome now marks them as unsafe to visit. Since Chrome 68, released in July 2018, the browser labels ESPN.com , BBC.com , Baidu.com , and thousands of other sites that don’t use HTTPS as “Not secure.”
Making HTTPS Easier
Consumers can check on which top websites have yet to upgrade to HTTPS without visiting them at Why No HTTPS , a site started by Troy Hunt, publisher of data breach clearinghouse Have I Been Pwned . Hunt has also published a guide to streamline the process of adding HTTPS at HTTPS Is Easy .