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I finally trained my mom to look for the green lock and verify the domain name. Now Chrome is gonna eliminate the green?

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eliminating useful visual information is high style

It's not eliminating it per se, it's just flipping the logic: Instead of HTTPS sites having a green lock, now HTTP sites will show a "Not Secure" message. It's a different visual cue, but the same idea.

It's not useful, it's grossly misleading. People think it means the site is safe when that is not the case.

you're right of course. <form>s should be eliminated entirely

Green lock is probably easier to describe to someone not proficient as a web user but you can still just say, "Make sure it doesn't say Not Secure and verify the domain name".

I'd support this if every insecure page had a prominent, red, "Not Secure" message.

But unless you're entering a password, there's no color at all.

The difference between secure and insecure is far too subtle for non-experts like my mom.

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