"The Vast Majority of Us Have No Idea What the Padlock Icon on Our Internet Browser Is – And It's Putting Us at Risk"

According to a new study from Cardiff Metropolitan University, only 5 percent of UK adults understand the significance of the padlock in the Internet browser's address bar, posing a threat to online safety. The padlock icon on a web browser indicates that the data sent between the web server and the user's computer is encrypted and cannot be read by others. Researchers got various wrong answers when they asked people what they thought it meant. This article continues to discuss findings from the study and what it means for online safety.

The Conversation reports "The Vast Majority of Us Have No Idea What the Padlock Icon on Our Internet Browser Is – And It's Putting Us at Risk"

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