The POST method in HTML is more secure than GET because it does what?

The POST method is considered more secure than GET primarily because it hides sensitive information from the URL. When using the POST method, data is sent in the body of the HTTP request rather than appended to the URL as with GET. This means that when a user submits a form, sensitive information—such as passwords or personal identification numbers—is not visible in the URL.

This is important for privacy and security reasons, as URLs are often logged by web servers, included in browser history, or may be exposed in network monitoring. By ensuring that data is not included in the URL, the POST method provides an additional layer of confidentiality for sensitive information being transmitted over the internet.

Other methods, such as GET, can inadvertently expose this information, which is why POST is generally preferred for forms that handle sensitive data.