Internet and http or https pages?
by GPGAgent from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4S0R4)
I've only just noticed that whatever address I go to for example amazon.co.uk the browser Chromium or Firefox always precedes it with https:// and not plain old http://
Recently I started using a laptop with a new install Linux Mint 19.2 and this tries to log on to my router unless I specifically add https:// to the address I'm going to.
Never seen this behaviour before - presumably it's browser setting?
Can someone explain this please? Okay I understand https is encrypted I just hadn't noticed this was how my browser accesses every page I go to!
Recently I started using a laptop with a new install Linux Mint 19.2 and this tries to log on to my router unless I specifically add https:// to the address I'm going to.
Never seen this behaviour before - presumably it's browser setting?
Can someone explain this please? Okay I understand https is encrypted I just hadn't noticed this was how my browser accesses every page I go to!