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They did it because it was the easiest way for google to make it easy to filter out encrypted search without breaking their other services. A very simple chang
by dedward 16y ago
They did it because it was the easiest way for google to make it easy to filter out encrypted search without breaking their other services. A very simple change for google -vs- a very difficult firewall configuration for a network administrator.
(You can't just block https://www.google.com/ https://www.google.com/ without breaking a whole bunch of other services you may want to be using)
(and you probably don't have the budget & manpower to deploy the type of network you would need to scan & filter HTTPS traffic as an organization if you are a school, either)
- ars 16y agoHow exactly would you scan and filter https? It's encrypted.
- qjz 16y agoIt's trivial (but evil) for an organization like a school to set up a proxy for https, since they are in a position to install the necessary root certificates in browsers (classic MITM attack). Devices are already on the market to make this easy to deploy (shudder).
- _pi 16y agoMeet the new CISCO MITM 5505, trust CISCO for all your net appliance needs.
- coin 16y agoMaybe the schools should filter the content instead of the searches.