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It prevents ISPs from snooping. But personally I don't really buy the shadowy conspiracy theories. I think HTTPS makes the internet better (people want to be ab
by anchpop 6y ago
It prevents ISPs from snooping. But personally I don't really buy the shadowy conspiracy theories. I think HTTPS makes the internet better (people want to be able to trust their connections are secret), and anything that makes the internet better is good for Google.
- wtetzner 6y ago> But personally I don't really buy the shadowy conspiracy theories. I think HTTPS makes the internet better I guess both can be true.
- wvenable 6y agoThere is a trade off. Encryption everywhere protects the clients from the network. That's great for most usage but it's a negative if it's your local network and you want to have more control over clients using it. Right now it's possible to selectively block client activity on your network (your smart TV snooping or showing ads) but that's going to get much harder in the future. You'll have to chose all or none when it comes to clients.
- userbinator 6y agoYou want encryption only through the untrusted parts of the network, because otherwise it is secret from you.