Have you received a Google Search Console Team HTTPS form warning email?
Google is continuing its march to prod webmasters to switch to using HTTPS. It's latest move includes sending email messages to users of Google Search Console. Here is an example of a message sent by Google:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Google Search Console Team
Subject: Chrome will show security warnings on <site url>
To owner of <site url>,
Starting October 2017, Chrome (version 62) will show a “NOT SECURE” warning when users enter text in a form on an HTTP page, and for all HTTP pages in Incognito mode.
The following URLs on your site include text input fields (such as < input type="text" > or < input type="email" >) that will trigger the new Chrome warning. Review these examples to see where these warnings will appear, so that you can take action to help protect users’ data. This list is not exhaustive.
<sample url>
The new warning is part of a long term plan to mark all pages served over HTTP as “not secure”.
Here’s how to fix this problem:
Migrate to HTTPS
To prevent the “Not Secure” notification from appearing when Chrome users visit your site, only collect user input data on pages served using HTTPS.
Need more help?
• Learn more about this change in the blog post
Next Steps Towards More Connection Security.
• Learn how to
Secure your site with HTTPS.
• Ask questions in our forum for more help - mention message type [WNC-10038795].
Personally, I received 11 such messages this past Thursday, 17 August 2017. Previously I've seen similar messages for credit cards and passwords, but not for form fields that don't obviously contain information where security is important.
In addition to answering the poll regarding whether or not you have received such messages, be sure to comment on your general view of converting sites to https and your future plans on that front.
Michael
