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by tgsovlerkhgsel 2622 days ago
Which is, IMHO, a ridiculously short-sighted approach that ignores the difference between theory and practice.

If there is a vuln in (or before) the GPG signature check, using HTTPS has a good chance of making it a lot harder to exploit (because the attacker will likely need to get into a trusted position instead of MitMing any HTTP connection).