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Free 2G/3G for access to Facebook's walled garden that doesn't allow https
by Ar-Curunir 10y ago
Free 2G/3G for access to Facebook's walled garden that doesn't allow https
- dingdongding 10y agoIt did allow https. They weren't blocking https.
- Ar-Curunir 10y agoWell meaningful https. Their plans were to MITM the connection.
- r3bl 10y agoThey basically wanted to serve as a middleman between you and your visitors. They use a "dual certificate" model, where they encrypt the data between readers and their own servers with their own certificate, and then access your website through your certificate. They explain the process quite a bit when you try to submit a website to the Free Basics program. I went through the process to see how complicated it is (I got denied because I didn't want to get rid of SVGs and some JavaScript code from my website) and blogged about it here: https://blog.r3bl.me/en/why-not-everyone-can-get-involved-with-free-basics/ https://blog.r3bl.me/en/why-not-everyone-can-get-involved-wi.... Pay attention the screenshot I posted under the HTTPS Support heading.