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Unfortunately, Google didn't have much of a choice. However incompetent or misguided the schools' reaction to blocking encrypted search, it immediately broke Go
by qjz 16y ago
Unfortunately, Google didn't have much of a choice. However incompetent or misguided the schools' reaction to blocking encrypted search, it immediately broke Google Docs (and possibly other resources) for many of them. Google probably can't afford to give up this foothold, or to appear unreliable. The schools aren't upset at the existence of encrypted search, they just want a dead easy way to block it on their networks.
- stanleydrew 16y agoSeems like they could have fixed Google Docs then. I thought Docs was at https://docs.google.com/ https://docs.google.com/ anyway?
- qjz 16y agoIt is, but if you're not logged in, that link goes directly to an https://www.google.com https://www.google.com login page.
- ars 16y agoSchools block ALL encrypted traffic. Not to do so makes the firewall almost totally pointless. Presumably schools whitelisted specific sites to allow https, and google was one of them, until it became a problem.
- Estragon 16y agoNot ssh. *Dr Evil pinky smile*