WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HTTP AND HTTPS?
I don’t know how many of you are aware of this difference, but it is worth sending to any who do not.
The main difference between
http:// and https:// is security. It’s all

about keeping you secure. HTTP stands for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol.
The S (big surprise) stands for “Secure.” If you visit awebsite or web page, and look at the address in the web browser, it will likely begin with the following: http://. This means that the website is talking to your browser using the regular “unsecured” language. In other words, it is possible for someone to “eavesdrop” on your computer’s conversation with the website. If you fill out a form on the website, someone might see the information you send to that site.
This is why you never ever enter your credit card number in an http website! But if the web address begins with
https://, that basically means your computer is talking to the website in a secure code that no one can eavesdrop on.
If a website ever asks you to enter your credit card information, you should automatically look to see if the web address begins with
https://.
If it doesn’t, you should NEVER enter sensitive information…….such as a credit card number, SS #, etc.
PASS IT ON (You may save someone a lot of grief)
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Mark Baird
Hello, I'm Mark Baird and I founded Hire Patriots. My wife and I are 'helpers.' We are concerned about meeting the practical needs of our US veterans veterans and their families. We began a job board for local residents to post chores that they need help with. It has been very successful. Thousands of local US Military and veterans partially or entirely support themselves from our website. We are looking for others near US Military bases who would also like to have a HirePatriots.com website for their location. Find more information about our military programs at PatrioticHearts.org. And please make a contribution of any kind. Thank you.
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