What Does the Icon in the Upper Left Corner of Browsers Mean?

A new study shows that number of people who know the meaning of the symbol It turns out that it is quite low.

If you think that sites with a lock symbol are safe, you are sorely mistaken means!

Now let’s get to the real meaning.

The lock icon that appears in the browser address bar is a connection between the web server and the user’s computer. The data sent is encrypted and indicates that it cannot be read by others.

In the research conducted with 528 internet users, Only 5% of participants It turns out that he knows the true meaning of the lock symbol.

Misunderstanding the lock icon can pose serious security risks to internet users.

Most participants believed that the lock icon indicates a secure web page or that the site does not contain viruses/suspicious links he thought.

Some people believe that this symbol that the site is “reliable” and not harmful or thought it was a “real” site.

Google created the lock icon In order to eliminate misunderstandings replaced this icon with “setting icon”. Thus, users were able to understand the icon more accurately.

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