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why on earth does bbc.com redirect to http from https??
by xyzzy_plugh 7y ago
why on earth does bbc.com redirect to http from https??
- hexadec 7y agoBecause they like to verify the integrity of the data they send you and HTTPS should be the default for all web traffic possible. https://https.cio.gov/everything/ https://https.cio.gov/everything/
- bzbarsky 7y agoYes, but the point is that if you load it over HTTPS they will redirect to HTTP. So if you type https://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180905-the-cargo-ships-that-liquefy https://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180905-the-cargo-ships-th... in your web browser url bar, you will end up at http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180905-the-cargo-ships-that-liquefy http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180905-the-cargo-ships-tha... instead. That's the somewhat-surprising part.