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How To Fix “Your Connection Is Not Private” Warning in Google Chrome
Are you using Google Chrome and getting a warning message that says that “ Your Connection Is Not Private”? If you’ve never seen this message before, it can catch you off guard and make you think that your device has been infected with some sort of virus. However, there most likely is nothing wrong with your computer or your connection.
Chrome displays a warning when you try to visit a website for the first time that doesn’t have HTTPS enabled. This warning prevents people from visiting websites that don’t encrypt their connection and potentially giving away their information. If you enter information into forms on these unencrypted sites, the website or other users on your network could access that information.
How to Get Past ‘Your Connection Is Not Private’
The purpose of HTTPS connections is to encrypt dynamic pages where a user’s data is transmitted between the server and the client. For static web pages that don’t transmit, request or display any user data don’t necessarily need to use encryption.
If you’ve been shown this warning message, but you still want to continue to the website anyway, you can easily do so.
- Click Advanced (in the bottom left hand corner of the warning screen).