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by rubinelli 5872 days ago
My thoughts, exactly. Why would they use more resources and slow down page load for users who couldn't care less?
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tptacek 5872 days ago
Because most users don't know enough to make an informed decision, and SSL is the conservative choice?
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litewulf 5872 days ago
They made Gmail default to HTTPS, and the same argument could apply for both.
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Rubenb 5872 days ago
Emails are rather more sensitive than search terms though.
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tptacek 5872 days ago
Strong disagree.
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rbranson 5872 days ago
So search terms regularly contain highly sensitive things like password reset verifications for your online banking?
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tptacek 5871 days ago
No, they simply regularly contain highly sensitive things. Not password reset verifications.
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