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>> Linux users currently have the lowest when using Chrome with 86%. I'm curious why the is. They probably browse quite a few old sites for documentation and t

>> Linux users currently have the lowest when using Chrome with 86%. I'm curious why the is. They probably browse quite a few old sites for documentation and tooling that are just not updated for HTTPS. A forum I post on to this day is still served over plain ole HTTP and they have no interest in changing.

lousken 7y ago
Not always true, if you message them directly and ask them nicely they'll switch to https. I've even messaged a few to switch from TLS 1.0 to 1.2 as it will be soon obsolete. About 80% of those I asked switched so I am calling it a success, especially compared to companies, I barely get a positive/any response there.
ben_jones 7y ago
Isn’t it more likely to be low grade android devices in poor countries with outdated government, banking, and education portals? I doubt kernel hackers make up a large enough demographic to skew the metrics...
- toomanybeersies 7y ago
  Android is separate from Linux in the report. Developers and tech people make up a significant (if not majority) share of Linux users. A lot of popular Linux and developer related pages are HTTP only. I did a quick Google search for some Linux related tasks, and found plenty of sites that don't use HTTPS. e.g. man7.org, linuxhowtos.org, linuxcommand.org The report does break down HTTPS traffic by country, and you're right that lower income countries do have a lower share of HTTPS traffic.
  - dmix 7y ago
    All the major wikis seem to be using HTTPS: Ubuntu, Fedora, Archlinux, Debian, Majaro, WineHQ, Gnome, KDE, CentOS, OpenSuse Wikis arent the problem!