Many people are unaware of the main difference between
http:// and https://.
It's all about keeping you secure.
HTTP stands for HyperText Transport Protocol, which is just a fancy way of saying it's a computer language used to pass information back and forth between web servers (the vendor) and clients (you).The important difference is the letter "S" which is tacked onto the end of HTTP to make HTTPS.
The S (big surprise) stands for "Secure".
If you visit a website or webpage, 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 'unsecure' 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 a vendor website, someone might see the information you send to that vendor. This is why you should 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.
You understand why this is so important, right?
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, there's no way you should enter sensitive information like a credit card number.
PLEASE PASS IT ON. (You may save someone a lot of grief).