Does google prefer https sites over http ?

https is safe and better when it comes to SEO optimization
 
Yes, it's a ranking factor. Moreover, many browsers show warning if you don't have SSL. I've only found adult sites ranking without an SSL. Most other ranking sites are https. However, it's only a minor ranking signal and Google doesn't kick your site out of SERPs over an SSL certificate.
 
Https is more trusted by Google. Google sometimes marks that the website without an SSL certificate is unsafe. All websites should have an SSL certificate these days.
 
Yes, it does. Why not use Letsencrypt and set up HTTPS for free?
 
Yes, there no other answer.

Even place a redirect for http:// to https:// which many people forget.
 
Network security is very important to secure data for both website and users. The data transfer from http can be intercepted by the hackers so, https provide more security to communicate between client and server because https encrypt data so hackers can not read the data. Google give preference to the websites who use https. All webmasters should use HTTPS in order to rank higher in SERP.
 
This question has a very obvious answer.
Yes google prefers https to http with good reasons

And so does your site visitors
 
Is not just that prefers... Most browsers will show warnings instead of your page as is not under SSL... Why pick cloudfkare and use it is free and you will have SSL
 
https, without doubts, sometimes you find well ranked sites with http, but It doesn´t mean http ranks better!
 
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