Also certificate does not ensure the website is safe, only that you are really talking with the server the URL points to, and not a man-in-the-middle trying to hijack your information (like passwords or payment details).
Nothing stops a malicious site to have a valid https certificate. Sure, more spam-friendly Certification Authorities like Let’s Encrypt might revoke spammy certificate, but that’s not nevesserily always true.
Also certificate does not ensure the website is safe, only that you are really talking with the server the URL points to, and not a man-in-the-middle trying to hijack your information (like passwords or payment details).
Nothing stops a malicious site to have a valid https certificate. Sure, more spam-friendly Certification Authorities like Let’s Encrypt might revoke spammy certificate, but that’s not nevesserily always true.