Why is there a white page next to some websites and green locks next to others?

[Johnny Too]

I use Google Chrome and these websites like ESPN.com and NFL.com used to have green locks next to them in the url but now they have a white page next to them. Other sites like Twitter and Google still have the green locks next to them though. Is this bad and should I not sign into those white page websites?

[Erraticmountain339]

The Green Locks indicate that the site is safe. Typically when you log onto a banking website or a payment website you'll even see the prefix for the address as "HTTP'S'" where S stands for secure (or Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure). Additionally, if it is just a standard white page, it means that it is plain http (a coding script used for communication across the WWW). It's nothing to worry about. The pages you should be concerned about are the one's that have a lock with a red slash through it. It means this web-page has not been verified safe/secure.

Hope this helps!

[WK of Angmar]

The green locks means that you are accessing the site through HTTPS which is more secure and prevents outsiders from eavesdropping on your connection. Use the HTTPS Everywhere extension to automatically use HTTPS wherever possible, to increase your security. Note, however, there is a small speed sacrifice.

HTTPS Everywhere: https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere/