Mugwump's Fish World
Misc Topics... yada yada => Computers / Computer Related => Topic started by: Mugwump on January 21, 2016, 05:12:39 PM
Google Chrome is about to get a serious speed boost. The search company announced its plan to introduce its new compression algorithm, Brotli, which can compress internet data up to 26% faster, thus make browsing zippier than ever.
However, there is a caveat. The data-crunching increases that Brotli yields currently apply exclusively to HTTPS connections. In other words, only the sites with which you can establish a secure connection to will benefit. On Chrome, you can easily tell if you're using an HTTPS-enabled site by checking for the green lock symbol in the URL bar.
After Edward Snowden, Google has been a big promoter that ALL website go to https for secure connections. This is probably another way of forwarding that cause. I love Google, they opperate much like MicroSoft back when Bill was at the helm with his vision of how computing should be.
Dennis