You can confirm that a site is secure by noting that the URL (Web
address) begins with "https://" rather than just "http://"
and by looking for the locked padlock at the bottom of the screen.
(An unlocked padlock or an absent padlock indicates that the page
is not secure.) Secure pages are necessary only when transmitting
sensitive information, such as credit card numbers; you should not
be concerned that ordinary pages are not secure. Following are examples
of what secure and non-secure Web pages look like with various browsers.
