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Ok, but why would you have to see https, then? Wouldn't a lock icon be enough?

If the idea is to drop the prefix because it's redundant and useless to most, then it's same for https. All what matters to the end user is that he is on a secure connection, I think.

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If I had to guess, I would say that the idea behind this is to force the clueless user that doesn't know anything about the internet to write the https:// when he is given a link that starts that way. Since there is no guaranty whatsoever that a website will redirect you to a secure connection without the user asking for it.

I'm not saying it makes perfect sense, just that I wouldn't be surprised if that's the idea behind it.

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