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Because of how the most popular browser on the planet treats http and there's no downside to using https. Obvious.

• dhhsbeb 4y ago
  But there is a downside, it uses more power. I don’t see the upside in this case, hence the question. It sounds like think so because it’s it’s what you’ve become accustomed to without questioning.
  • Supermancho 4y ago
    > But there is a downside, it uses more power. It's less power than loading a one more line of markup in the browser. Do you throttle the size of webpages in the interest of power? That's as ridiculous a "downside" as having to type one more letter. https has both practical tooling advantages and security advantages. Specifically, if you're in a network (or country) that is known for tampering with network traffic, https is a well tested preventative measure.
  • herpderperator 4y ago
    Because otherwise everyone can read and change what you're browsing without your knowledge. AES is hardware-accelerated on most machines.