Google's Chrome browser will soon try to use HTTPS as default when users forget to type the HTTP or HTTPS prefix. The move is in line with Chrome engineers efforts to increase browser safety.

These HTTPS-first changes will arrive in Chrome 90, scheduled to be released in mid-April this year, ZDNet reported last week. At present, when a user types a link in the Omnibox - Chrome address (URL) bar -- Chrome will load the typed link, regardless of protocol.