Missing the Lock Icon in Chrome's Address Bar? It's a Move to Make You More Secure
In response to what Google calls “over trust” in the web address lock icon to indicate that a site is authentic and its’ communications are secure, they’ve swapped the lock out in an attempt to engage Chrome users in thinking about their own secure browsing. You may have not noticed it if you’ve updated to Google Chrome version 120, but the long-familiar lock icon is no longer.