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Originally Posted by Strether
I'm on a Mac with Big Sur, and use Chrome which has version 87.0 installed. All of a sudden this morning, it refused to download an ebook from Amazon, using the Contents and Devices page. I've tried a couple of things to change the security setting, but no luck. I was able to download it using Safari, but that's not my browser of choice. Anyone have any ideas how to change Chrome's behavior?
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I am now seeing an error in Chrome under Windows when I download a book from Amazon: "xxx can't be downloaded securely". However it does give me the option to keep the download anyway.
This appears to be due to a
recent change in Chrome that blocks downloads using the insecure HTTP protocol that are initiated from a secure web page.
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Your file download may be blocked for one of a few reasons:
- We think it might be a malicious, unwanted, uncommon, or insecure file.
- Malicious: You tried to download malware.
- Unwanted: You tried to download a deceptive piece of software. This program, disguised as a helpful download, may actually make unexpected changes to your computer or device.
- Uncommon: You tried to download an unfamiliar and potentially dangerous piece of software.
- Insecure: You tried to download a file or program that wasn't secure but was started on a secure page. In some cases, you can choose to download anyway.
- We've found that the website you tried to download the file from has been known to distribute malware.
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