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Strange message when trying to access MN

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MermaidofZennor · 23/09/2016 20:37

"Your connection to this site is not private". It comes up when trying to access mobile site via my Kindle Fire. It then comes up with site settings and tells me to clear and reset all cookies, local data and all permissions for the site. Any clues what that means

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RebeccaMumsnet · 28/09/2016 09:06

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I think it does matter It'sAll. This is different from normal. Something is not right with the website. I've had concerns since last year that security was not tight enough. How can you be sure that passwords are safe or any other information, or private messages even? Some things written on here are not for public consumption, but merely between two posters. Can you be sure they are secure?

Hi there MermaidofZennor,

Thanks for this. All passwords are encrypted so no one can see them. We have gone to great lengths to ensure the safety of the site, especially following last year's attack.

We will speak to tech about this recent issue and see what they suggest.

Is this a Kindle/hudl/tablet issue for the three of you who posted saying it had happened to you? it helps us to identify issues if we know what device and browser you're using.

Fingers crossed, we'll get this one sorted asap

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RebeccaMumsnet · 28/09/2016 10:54

Hi all,

I get the small 'i' too.
We've just spoken to tech who have confirmed that this is normal. If you look at many other sites, they are the same. The login page is https for obvious security reasons and so you don't get the same notification but everything else is open for all to see.

This is normal across the internet and not specific to MN. We've just had a look at several other forums and it's the case there too.

Hope this helps to clarify.

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RebeccaMumsnet · 28/09/2016 11:30

Can you see the i on other sites Mermaid?

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