On April 14th, 2021, Google has released Chrome 90 for Windows, Mac, and Linux users and it includes security improvements, and the default protocol changed to HTTPS.

Chrome 90 fixes 37 security bugs, including two zero-day bugs.

With the release of Chrome 90, any URL entered in the address bar that does not contain a protocol (http:// or https://) will automatically be considered to be an HTTPS connection. Google has switched the default protocol to https:// to increase security while browsing the web.

Users are advised to review the Chrome release note and apply the necessary updates – googleblog.com.

Source: bleepingcomputer.com