Google

[lizbud]

My first & last post on this topic. I don't see what the furor is all about.
It's been going on since 2008. Why the sudden interest now?

[Lady's Human]

So you won't mind if I come over and rifle through your desk, Liz?

By the way, the article is from yesterday, not 2008.

[RICHARD]

So you won't mind if I come over and rifle through your desk, Liz?

I'd much rather go thru a woman's drawers.

[Puckstop31]

Oh yeah... Google is a dangerous lot. All you have to do is read up on who Sergey Brin and Larry Page are and what makes them tick.

We have several clients who are concerned about their intelectual property who ask us to block any access to any Google site. Or they break out a secure subnet and only allow Google access from the 'unsecure' subnet.

But that is the option? Bing? (Microsoft) MSN? (Microsoft AND NBC)


To be more safe, if you concern yourself with these things... Beware of what you do on any website that begins with HTTP:// instead of HTTPS:// Its a start.

[RICHARD]

To be more safe, if you concern yourself with these things... Beware of what you do on any website that begins with HTTP:// instead of HTTPS:// Its a start.

Usually you HAVE to try two or three engines to find what you want.....Sucks...



BTW, What is the "S" in the http: addy stand for?

[Lady's Human]

secure

[pomtzu]

To be more safe, if you concern yourself with these things... Beware of what you do on any website that begins with HTTP:// instead of HTTPS:// Its a start.

This info doesn't make me feel all that great. I checked all of the sites I use for banking, bill pay, or shopping, and only my bank, Paypal, and another bank card have the "s".

[Puckstop31]

This info doesn't make me feel all that great. I checked all of the sites I use for banking, bill pay, or shopping, and only my bank, Paypal, and another bank card have the "s".

If the part of the page where you actually conduct the transaction is NOT secure, I would run away. LOL

I would find it hard to believe that any online business worth half a cent would NOT use SSL (another word for https) on their pages. (I.e. The MAIN page might be http but it should go secure when you click links to the part where you actually conduct a transaction.)

[smokey the elder]

Also, look for an icon of a padlock in your toolbar; I think that shows up for both Internet Exploder and Firefox; I don't know about other web portals.

[pomtzu]

If the part of the page where you actually conduct the transaction is NOT secure, I would run away. LOL

I would find it hard to believe that any online business worth half a cent would NOT use SSL (another word for https) on their pages. (I.e. The MAIN page might be http but it should go secure when you click links to the part where you actually conduct a transaction.)

Oh - okay. I did a test on my Penneys account. When I go to pay bill on line, then the "s" is there. I'll have to check other sites when I have time.
I use Firefox, and the padlock shows up too.

Thanks for the info!!!