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Can someone explain to me why a news website needs HTTPS? Barring pages that require entry of financial information, why would you need to encrypt this kind of
by throwahey 9y ago
Can someone explain to me why a news website needs HTTPS? Barring pages that require entry of financial information, why would you need to encrypt this kind of traffic? Is people snooping on what news articles you read a real concern?
Genuine question here.
- greggarious 9y agoHTTPS provides integrity checks as well as encryption. Would you want someone between you and the site modifying it's contents in transit? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tailored_Access_Operations#QUANTUM_attacks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tailored_Access_Operations#QUA...
- bradbatt 9y agoSo ISPs and government entities and others can't see what you're reading.
- kxyvr 9y agoHere's a longer answer at superuser: https://superuser.com/questions/563851/how-isp-sees-the-https-traffic https://superuser.com/questions/563851/how-isp-sees-the-http... But, yes, since ISPs may be getting into the business of analyzing and selling our browsing habits, https limits the amount of information that they see such as what particular page is viewed on a site. Certainly, that doesn't stop other ways to track, but it's a reasonable one.