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by 15charlimitdumb 3344 days ago
it seems like most of the pro https arguments are asserting the right to anonymous public patent inspection. it is fundamentally impossible for the uspto to provide this access* (free speech traps ahead). if you don't want data about access patterns tracked the burden is on the consumer not the provider for public resources

*https://thestack.com/security/2017/04/12/netflix-found-to-le...

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Never mind that HTTP can easily be man in the middled and tampered with and I have no way to ensure I am communicating to who I think I am.