Margaret Jane raises an excellent question. Let's go over the difference between "HTTP" and "HTTPS" and whether it matters or not when you're paying with a credit card online.

HTTPS is an abbreviation that stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure. It is the secure version of HTTP. It was developed to allow complete encryption of transactions, communications, and ...

**The main difference betweenhttps:// and https:// is It's all about keeping you secure** HTTP stands for HyperText Transport Protocol, Which is just a fancy way of saying it's a protocol (a ...

Evolution, How HTTPS works, Difference between HTTP and HTTPS explained. HTTP Vs HTTPS or Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer discussed.