Up until now, Firefox used a green lock icon in the address bar when HTTPS is in use and no lock icon at all when HTTPS is nowhere to be found. With the launch of the latest version of Firefox, Mozilla has now included a few changes to make it obvious when HTTP is in use. Without the use of HTTPS when exchanging personal data or conducting activities such as online banking, communication can be exposed, stolen, or tampered with by attackers, placing users at risk. In a blog post, Firefox developers said they would like "to see all developers use HTTPS for their websites," which creates secure connections between a browser and web server with digital certificates approved, making eavesdropping and Man-in-The-Middle (MiTM) attacks more difficult to accomplish. With the release of Firefox 51, users will now be made aware when websites are using HTTP rather than the more secure variant, HTTPS, but are still collecting their information.
The Mozilla Foundation has tweaked the Firefox browser to make it clear to users when they are visiting an insecure website which collects their personal data.
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