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Question

Online security

Aug 21, 2017 11:10AM PDT

I have registered with a new website but whenever I visit and go to login I get the follow message...

'This connection is not secure. Logins here could be compromised'

Is this something to be concerned about? What's the worse I can expect?

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Login
Aug 21, 2017 2:46PM PDT

It means your sending your login over an open/unencrypted channel and it would be easy for someone to steal.

Ask this web site why their not using a secure login.

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You get this message when you
Aug 22, 2017 5:29AM PDT

are at places like Mc Donalds, Starbucks that don't require a password to login to that internet. You will get this at home also if you don't setup a password.