


This means that even if a mixed content site that is secure and offers non-secure downloads re-routes you to another link, Chrome will detect this and stop the nonsense.

HTTP) either directly or via an insecure redirect #block-insecure-downloads This shows a ‘blocked’ message if the user attempts to download a file over an insecure transport (e.g. In a new Chromium commit first discovered by 9to5Google, the development team is looking to completely cut off the ability for users to download files (or conversely, have files pushed on them automatically upon visiting a website) from locations that are not secure.Įnables insecure download blocking. Whether or not this is intentional, this “mixed content” approach is dangerous to users, and Google is doing something about it.
