> Finally, we are in the midst of a shift towards more use of encryption on the Internet, first spurred by Edward Snowden’s revelations in 2015. Personally, I'

> Finally, we are in the midst of a shift towards more use of encryption on the Internet, first spurred by Edward Snowden’s revelations in 2015. Personally, I'd say it was first spurred by Firesheep back in 2010, but the idea of encrypting all websites, even content-only websites may have been Snowden related.