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Hi Tony,
While you always want to be careful when accessing websites, this one is all right to use.
What your browser is telling you, in this case, is that this site is not using a security certificate to direct the browser to encrypt the information that goes between you and the website. Since you are not giving this website any personal or account information that shouldn’t matter.
In the message you get warning you that the site is not secure there should be an option to continue anyway. Click on that option.
Below is some information about the difference between sites using simple http:// protocol and https:// secure protocol.
What’s the difference between HTTP and HTTPS?
https://aws.amazon.com/compare/the-difference-between-https-and-http/
“Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) is a protocol or set of communication rules for client-server communication. When you visit a website, your browser sends a HTTP request to the web server, which responds with an HTTP response. The web server and your browser exchange data as plaintext. In short, HTTP protocol is the underlying technology that powers network communication. As the name suggests, hypertext transfer protocol secure (HTTPS) is a more secure version or an extension of HTTP. In HTTPS, the browser and server establish a secure, encrypted connection before transferring data.”
From Wikipedia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTPS
The principal motivations for HTTPS are authentication of the accessed website and protection of the privacy and integrity of the exchanged data while it is in transit. It protects against man-in-the-middle attacks, and the bidirectional block cipher encryption of communications between a client and server protects the communications against eavesdropping and tampering.[4][5] The authentication aspect of HTTPS requires a trusted third party to sign server-side digital certificates. This was historically an expensive operation, which meant fully authenticated HTTPS connections were usually found only on secured payment transaction services and other secured corporate information systems on the World Wide Web. In 2016, a campaign by the Electronic Frontier Foundation with the support of web browser developers led to the protocol becoming more prevalent.[6] HTTPS is since 2018[7] used more often by web users than the original, non-secure HTTP, primarily to protect page authenticity on all types of websites, secure accounts, and keep user communications, identity, and web browsing private.
[There are now free or inexpensive options to obtain a certificate]
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