stronger browser security...

[pingpong517]

http://community.ebay.com/t5/Announcements/Stronger-Browser-Security-Standards-Ahead/ba-p/27389922

OK i'll admit.. I have no idea what this all means....can someone , in a nut shell, give me a version i can understand?

[pikabo-icu]

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@pingpong517 wrote:

tryed it...and it didn't help clearify of "solve" anything except i use chrome...which i have and do...so still didn't know what it all means....

yikes!

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Yeppers..

@southern*sweet*tea is posting the same.. SIGH Doesn't seem to be functioning properly.  It's a hot mess.. 

[pikabo-icu]

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@pingpong517 wrote:

ok thanks...  i kind get it, but still wonder why this has happened and what exactly to do...I'll wait till they say i guess...

but maybe no Chrome?

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Thing is, it's for your buyers using Chrome.. But as posted by @bubbleman2010  perhaps you are all clear..

[pingpong517]

its weird huh?... i almost thought i was being scammed --so went back to be sure it all looked real...

[pingpong517]

ahhhhhh yes the buyer using chrome...wow, that makes my head blow up.....

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@pikabo-icu wrote:

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@pingpong517 wrote:

ok thanks...  i kind get it, but still wonder why this has happened and what exactly to do...I'll wait till they say i guess...

but maybe no Chrome?

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Thing is, it's for your buyers using Chrome.. But as posted by @bubbleman2010  perhaps you are all clear..

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ahhhhhh yes the buyer using chrome...wow, that makes my head blow up.....

[bubbleman2010]

Here is their mantra...  

I-ways is an international digital agency based in Berlin. We have been offering holistic software solutions and services for all aspects of company digitalisation, business models and processes since 2002.

Our unique know-how from numerous projects enables us to create innovative solutions that are attuned to the needs of our customers. Our expertise in the E-Commerce sector makes us a reliable partner for your multichannel and omnichannel activities.

[pingpong517]

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@bubbleman2010 wrote:

Here is their mantra...  

I-ways is an international digital agency based in Berlin. We have been offering holistic software solutions and services for all aspects of company digitalisation, business models and processes since 2002.

Our unique know-how from numerous projects enables us to create innovative solutions that are attuned to the needs of our customers. Our expertise in the E-Commerce sector makes us a reliable partner for your multichannel and omnichannel activities.

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OMG! i think that is what the used car salesperson said too....  wow that is quite a statement to be understood ... since 2002 was mostly all i understood. lol

[rainbowcolorz]

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@bubbleman2010 wrote:

In a nutshell since over half the ebay buyers use Chrome as a browser ( according to ebay ) if you don't register with a company in Germany and share your ID and password with them so they can check your listings your sales might decrease due to buyers thinking your listing are unsecure.....

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@bubbleman2010, are you serious or joking?  I use Chrome.   Share my eBay ID AND PASSWORD?  

<fainting>

Looks like I won't be listing anything on eBay any more.   :(((((

Is this just with eBay or is it with other venues as well?  

[a_c_green]

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@pingpong517 wrote:

OK i'll admit.. I have no idea what this all means....can someone , in a nut shell, give me a version i can understand?

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I can have a bash at it. Let me try to boil it down to a bulleted list...

• About half the users out there are using Google Chrome, so eBay wants to play nice with it.
• In this coming October, Google will be updating the browser to display a "Not Secure" message if the header is showing a web page that's either not using a secure connection (i.e. a web page beginning with "https:" rather than "http:"), or a secure connection that's got some insecure (http: ) code inside it. 
• Web pages with addresses beginning with "https:" are secure (such as what you see for on-line banking and such)
• Web pages with addresses beginning with "http:" are not secure. It's possible to download something nefarious via an http: connection that would be blocked by a secure https: connection.
• It's possible to embed http: code within a page that itself is https: secure. That could be a Bad Thing™.
• eBay recognizes that a user could upload http: code within their product descriptions that could cause trouble within eBay's https: web pages, such as links to external sources.
• If that happens, the new Google Chrome will detect the lurking http: code, and flash a "Not Secure" warning across the top of the eBay viewer's screen.
• eBay believes that this may cause undue alarm among potential eBay buyers, causing some of them to become dizzy or lightheaded, and have to go lie down for a while, thus preventing them from buying things. eBay says that the "Not Secure" warning may cause you to suffer a decrease in conversion rates as a result. (When that happens to me, I recommend Metamucil.)
• Therefore, if eBay finds that you've got http: coding in your listing, they will hide it behind a button in the desktop view, telling users to click the button in order to see your description.
• This doesn't affect mobile viewers, for unexplained reasons. (Possibly their view of your description is already hidden behind a button anyway.)
• Therefore the best thing to do is ensure that you don't have http: coding in your listing. Something called the "i-ways tool" (here) can inspect your listings for you.
• Therefore, when it comes to listing layout, the K.I.S.S. rule ("Keep It Simple, Stupid") is becoming more important all the time.

[bubbleman2010]

Nothing but a world class operation and for the folks who couldn't resist and had to sign in with their ebay ID and password only to get a failed connection message they are a wonderful match with ebay. Just have to hope they don't wake up in the morning selling cellphones to Mosscowians...

[readabouthorses]

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@bubbleman2010 wrote:

Nothing but a world class operation and for the folks who couldn't resist and had to sign in with their ebay ID and password only to get a failed connection message they are a wonderful match with ebay. Just have to hope they don't wake up in the morning selling cellphones to Mosscowians...

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You can do a one-item check without giving them your ebay ID and password. I checked one of mine and only thing that failed was the ebaythumbs so I guess ebay will be fixing those before they are necessary? LOL

[rainbowcolorz]

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@a_c_green wrote:

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@pingpong517 wrote:

OK i'll admit.. I have no idea what this all means....can someone , in a nut shell, give me a version i can understand?

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I can have a bash at it. Let me try to boil it down to a bulleted list...

• About half the users out there are using Google Chrome, so eBay wants to play nice with it.
• In this coming October, Google will be updating the browser to display a "Not Secure" message if the header is showing a web page that's either not using a secure connection (i.e. a web page beginning with "https:" rather than "http:"), or a secure connection that's got some insecure (http: ) code inside it. 
• Web pages with addresses beginning with "https:" are secure (such as what you see for on-line banking and such)
• Web pages with addresses beginning with "http:" are not secure. It's possible to download something nefarious via an http: connection that would be blocked by a secure https: connection.
• It's possible to embed http: code within a page that itself is https: secure. That could be a Bad Thing™.
• eBay recognizes that a user could upload http: code within their product descriptions that could cause trouble within eBay's https: web pages, such as links to external sources.
• If that happens, the new Google Chrome will detect the lurking http: code, and flash a "Not Secure" warning across the top of the eBay viewer's screen.
• eBay believes that this may cause undue alarm among potential eBay buyers, causing some of them to become dizzy or lightheaded, and have to go lie down for a while, thus preventing them from buying things. eBay says that the "Not Secure" warning may cause you to suffer a decrease in conversion rates as a result. (When that happens to me, I recommend Metamucil.)
• Therefore, if eBay finds that you've got http: coding in your listing, they will hide it behind a button in the desktop view, telling users to click the button in order to see your description.
• This doesn't affect mobile viewers, for unexplained reasons. (Possibly their view of your description is already hidden behind a button anyway.)
• Therefore the best thing to do is ensure that you don't have http: coding in your listing. Something called the "i-ways tool" (here) can inspect your listings for you.
• Therefore, when it comes to listing layout, the K.I.S.S. rule ("Keep It Simple, Stupid") is becoming more important all the time.

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Wow.  @a_c_green, thanks for all that info.  I bookmarked your post and got that blue box that said Success Bookmarked!  

But where did it bookmark your post to???  

[pikabo-icu]

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@readabouthorses wrote:

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@bubbleman2010 wrote:

Nothing but a world class operation and for the folks who couldn't resist and had to sign in with their ebay ID and password only to get a failed connection message they are a wonderful match with ebay. Just have to hope they don't wake up in the morning selling cellphones to Mosscowians...

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You can do a one-item check without giving them your ebay ID and password. I checked one of mine and only thing that failed was the ebaythumbs so I guess ebay will be fixing those before they are necessary? LOL

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Here's hoping.

I don't know why that tool went live before/without exempting their OWN thumbnails..

Did nobody test the thing? Sheesh.

[sandyoutlet]

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@tunicaslot wrote:

Well that was a bust - tried checking and it doesn't do anything after you register.

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I'm sorry the tool didn't work for you. Would you mind clearing your cache and cookies or perhaps trying a different browser? 

[readabouthorses]

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@pikabo-icu wrote:

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@readabouthorses wrote:

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@bubbleman2010 wrote:

Nothing but a world class operation and for the folks who couldn't resist and had to sign in with their ebay ID and password only to get a failed connection message they are a wonderful match with ebay. Just have to hope they don't wake up in the morning selling cellphones to Mosscowians...

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You can do a one-item check without giving them your ebay ID and password. I checked one of mine and only thing that failed was the ebaythumbs so I guess ebay will be fixing those before they are necessary? LOL

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Here's hoping.

I don't know why that tool went live before/without exempting their OWN thumbnails..

Did nobody test the thing? Sheesh.

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If they had tested it they could have at least given everyone a heads up that it would ask for your User ID AND password. 

[pingpong517]

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@a_c_green wrote:

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@pingpong517 wrote:

OK i'll admit.. I have no idea what this all means....can someone , in a nut shell, give me a version i can understand?

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I can have a bash at it. Let me try to boil it down to a bulleted list...

• About half the users out there are using Google Chrome, so eBay wants to play nice with it.
• In this coming October, Google will be updating the browser to display a "Not Secure" message if the header is showing a web page that's either not using a secure connection (i.e. a web page beginning with "https:" rather than "http:"), or a secure connection that's got some insecure (http: ) code inside it. 
• Web pages with addresses beginning with "https:" are secure (such as what you see for on-line banking and such)
• Web pages with addresses beginning with "http:" are not secure. It's possible to download something nefarious via an http: connection that would be blocked by a secure https: connection.
• It's possible to embed http: code within a page that itself is https: secure. That could be a Bad Thing™.
• eBay recognizes that a user could upload http: code within their product descriptions that could cause trouble within eBay's https: web pages, such as links to external sources.
• If that happens, the new Google Chrome will detect the lurking http: code, and flash a "Not Secure" warning across the top of the eBay viewer's screen.
• eBay believes that this may cause undue alarm among potential eBay buyers, causing some of them to become dizzy or lightheaded, and have to go lie down for a while, thus preventing them from buying things. eBay says that the "Not Secure" warning may cause you to suffer a decrease in conversion rates as a result. (When that happens to me, I recommend Metamucil.)
• Therefore, if eBay finds that you've got http: coding in your listing, they will hide it behind a button in the desktop view, telling users to click the button in order to see your description.
• This doesn't affect mobile viewers, for unexplained reasons. (Possibly their view of your description is already hidden behind a button anyway.)
• Therefore the best thing to do is ensure that you don't have http: coding in your listing. Something called the "i-ways tool" (here) can inspect your listings for you.
• Therefore, when it comes to listing layout, the K.I.S.S. rule ("Keep It Simple, Stupid") is becoming more important all the time.

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wow thanks...tha nut shell pass through well like a big nut shell.. lol

i tryed the tool:i-ways and it said they wer all http.... but no alerts or some kind of "gotta fix" so another tested one listing and they said it was fine... so sounds like i'm fine!...will better than average looking, but whole nother story...  so i am not going to worry, but it sure opens a kettle of what the fish is this about announcement!....