The padlock icon on your browser means that you are browsing a secured website. These websites are using HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure), a secure protocol that web servers use to communicate with your web browser. This was commonly used on bank
sites, payment pages, log in pages, social networking sites, web mail sites, and expanded to search engines and other websites in recent years. The only time you won't see this icon is when you are not on a secured website.
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