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April 10, 2019 06:15 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/FHFbpZ5ypeA/google-chrome-wants-to-block-some-http-file-downloads
Google Chrome Wants To Block Some HTTP File Downloads
An anonymous reader writes: Google wants to block some file downloads carried out via HTTP on websites that use HTTPS. The plan is to block EXE, DMG, CRX, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP, TAR, RAR, and 7Z file downloads when the download is initiated via HTTP but the website URL shows HTTPS. Google said it's currently not thinking of blocking all downloads started from HTTP sites, since the browser already warns users about a site's poor security via the "Not Secure" indicator in the URL bar. The idea is to block insecure downloads on sites that appear to be secure (loaded via HTTPS) but where the downloads take place via plain ol' HTTP.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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