problem accessing sites

[domfromoz]

When trying to access a site am getting a your connection is not private banner,what does this indicate ?

Dom

[Doodoo]

Google is a friend that can usually help

"The “your connection is not private” error message is exactly what it sounds like. It’s a message from your browser that informs you that the connection is not secure. This means that if you aren’t using an antivirus or encryption, your device will be a gold mine for hackers.
www.pandasecurity.com/en/mediacenter/pa ... t-private/
How to Fix “Your Connection is Not Private” Error - Panda ..."

[tamada]

If the browser is Chrome, this is a fairly comprehensive list of things to do and how to do it.

https://browserhow.com/how-to-fix-your- ... on-chrome/

There's plenty of 'solutions' offered up if you Google "your connection is not private banner". However, if any of them require you to download and/or install an app or run a 'troubleshooter', avoid them. They will probably install malware on your computer to 'fix' a problem that you don't really have and end up causing more problems.

[sometimewoodworker]

When trying to access a site am getting a your connection is not private banner,what does this indicate ?

Dom

It means that the server is not making an https connection to your browser and that Google has decided to make this obvious.

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There are various reasons for this ranging from a site that doesn’t do https through expired certificates etc.

The claim that “ This means that if you aren’t using an antivirus or encryption, your device will be a gold mine for hackers.” is pure fear mongering, and not surprisingly from a company that sells security software. There is a slight risk but that is extremely dependent on the kind of site you visit.