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by chrisjj 1028 days ago
That's a myth. E.g. latest Android Chrome here gives zero discouragement. As is proper.
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DigitalNoumena 1028 days ago
Haha fair enough but I think we digress. I did get the warning when I clicked.

The point is I see no evidence why HTTP is better for viewability than HTTPS. I showed there are cases where it’s not. You showed there are cases where it’s irrelevant. But the point remains… when is it worse and is it enough to sacrifice the security benefits?

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chrisjj 1028 days ago
> when is it worse

When browser refuses due to invalid cert. Used to be a thing. Do correct me if it is still not.

> the security benefits?

There are no security benefits for such a site.

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