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Does it actually matter if you use SSL for connections?

• saagarjha 7y ago
  Ideally, no. If you install their CA certificate, though, all bets are off.
  • blendergeek 7y ago
    I don't think 82% of people regularly install CA certificates from random WiFi.
    • ygjb 7y ago
      I am inclined to believe alot would, since it's easy to, and many users don't understand the implication of doing so. It's simply the button in the way of getting wifi. It's not that users are dumb, it's that the industry has made this a painful footgun that is easy to trigger.
  • dmortin 7y ago
    Who would do that? I don't think any hackernews reader would.
    • saagarjha 7y ago
      Hacker News readers are an exceedingly small percentage of people who connect to public Wi-Fi.
      • dmortin 7y ago
        Other people may click on email attachments and install random exes, so that's a lost cause anyway.