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To prevent your ISP/public wifi provider/other jokers from inserting ads and malware into the sites your visit.

by okasaki 4y ago

TedDoesntTalk 4y ago
I’ll accept the risk and not live in fear.
- okasaki 4y ago
  It's not an idle fear. Before https there were ISPs that would literally insert ads and other javascript into returned pages. Beyond security itself, that kind of thing can break the content. There was also content filtering. Imagine your home internet being scanned and filtered like some locked down corporate network. Ewh.
  - dncornholio 4y ago
    This is also what CloudFlare is doing, is it not?
  - account42 4y ago
    > It's not an idle fear. Before https there were ISPs that would literally insert ads and other javascript into returned pages. In some countries known for lacking consumer rights.
    - Retr0id 4y ago
      Sadly, that's most countries. (or at least, most people live in such a country)
    - Cthulhu_ 4y ago
      To be fair, a lot of those consumer rights had to be realized and invented first - after the corporations went too far. Think GDPR and co, if companies weren't so thirsty for danger and loading webpages full of trackers, it would never have (needed to) be made.
      - BrandoElFollito 4y ago
        (France) When I was a kid, 40 years ago, we had a good consumer protection. The warranty period was 1 year. Now we have the same good protections, the warranty period is 2 years. So some countries had it for a very long time, it is rather a matter of culture I believe.
      - Handytinge 4y ago
        In some countries (Australia for example), the horse came _before_ the cart.
- Cthulhu_ 4y ago
  Being brave is cool and all but it's a weird adage; I'm not afraid of malware or ads, but I'd still prefer to not get them. It's an anti-vaxxer statement too; I'm not afraid of the 'rona either, but I'd rather not get it if it's all the same to you.
- selfmodruntime 4y ago
  What possible reason could one have to avoid HTTPS whenever possible? I really do not understand this mindset.

To prevent your ISP/public wifi provider/other jokers from inserting ads and malware into the sites your visit.

TedDoesntTalk 4y ago

I’ll accept the risk and not live in fear.

okasaki 4y ago
It's not an idle fear. Before https there were ISPs that would literally insert ads and other javascript into returned pages. Beyond security itself, that kind of thing can break the content. There was also content filtering. Imagine your home internet being scanned and filtered like some locked down corporate network. Ewh.
- dncornholio 4y ago
  This is also what CloudFlare is doing, is it not?
- account42 4y ago
  > It's not an idle fear. Before https there were ISPs that would literally insert ads and other javascript into returned pages. In some countries known for lacking consumer rights.
  - Retr0id 4y ago
    Sadly, that's most countries. (or at least, most people live in such a country)
  - Cthulhu_ 4y ago
    To be fair, a lot of those consumer rights had to be realized and invented first - after the corporations went too far. Think GDPR and co, if companies weren't so thirsty for danger and loading webpages full of trackers, it would never have (needed to) be made.
    - BrandoElFollito 4y ago
      (France) When I was a kid, 40 years ago, we had a good consumer protection. The warranty period was 1 year. Now we have the same good protections, the warranty period is 2 years. So some countries had it for a very long time, it is rather a matter of culture I believe.
    - Handytinge 4y ago
      In some countries (Australia for example), the horse came _before_ the cart.
Cthulhu_ 4y ago
Being brave is cool and all but it's a weird adage; I'm not afraid of malware or ads, but I'd still prefer to not get them. It's an anti-vaxxer statement too; I'm not afraid of the 'rona either, but I'd rather not get it if it's all the same to you.
selfmodruntime 4y ago
What possible reason could one have to avoid HTTPS whenever possible? I really do not understand this mindset.