Not secure

[Nanook]

Originally Posted by layback40

I would be more concerned about using Chrome.
Its fair to say that over time there has been updates to systems.
HTTP has been used for a long time & works well.
HTTPS is the new kid on the block & claims to have all the bells & whistles.
I would be more concerned with sites like FaceBook & other social media sites.
By avoiding having any personal information on any but the most secure sites is good practice.
I get many spam emails every week claiming to be from banks & similar. If you reply you are asking for trouble & a similar number of phone calls from nbn(?), solar panel people, ATO(?) & others. They become stress relief, how much abuse can they withstand before they hang up on me!

I use Duck Duck Go now as my default browser. You can also install a plugin so you keep Chrome as the browser but Duck Duck Go runs in the back ground stopping tracking cookies etc.

Since using it, I've been surprised by how much data Google tries to collect even when you aren't using it.

[Grippy]

I've been using Opera on PC and tablet for a while. Quicker than Chrome and has VPN built in if needed.
My daughter's old iPod used to the the worst for data, when she got it about 8 years ago, the sucker would use nearly a gig of data each night when not being used.

[bodgie]

Whomever is managing the site should investigate Let’s Encrypt certificates. They’re free and automatically renew and aren’t hard to setup.

If the host is using a tool like cPanel it’s even easier to get up and running and it’ll solve simple problems like this thread.