I'm confused by your point. You are claiming the padlock is mostly useless in today's world, but it's actually even more important in the world of hiding the full URL.
Criminals today phish people, use HTTPS, and people have a false sense of security because of those who told them “padlock = good”. The padlock served a purpose to drive http adoption. It does more harm than good today.
Browsers should instead upgrade to https automatically on all connections.
Criminals today phish people, use HTTPS, and people have a false sense of security because of those who told them “padlock = good”. The padlock served a purpose to drive http adoption. It does more harm than good today.
Browsers should instead upgrade to https automatically on all connections.