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by minaguib 1144 days ago
We have collectively taught all the non-tech folks not to enter sensitive information, such as credit card numbers, in non-secure forms that don't show the lock.

This used to mean a lot when certificates were harder and more expensive - the rationale was fly-by-night bad actors wouldn't bother. This is most definitely not the case now.

Realistically as well, it's mostly to guard against man-in-the-middle interception - as we all know once it hits the server handling the SSL termination, all security bets are off.

FWIW Chrome does (and I assume will continue) saying "Not secure" where the padlock used to be, for HTTP sites. So there is at least that as a warning.