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It's also a bit simplistic to say that Snowden is the reason for prevalent HTTPS. The share of encrypted web traffic rose after Firesheep, HTTPS Everywhere, th
by linuxandrew 3y ago
It's also a bit simplistic to say that Snowden is the reason for prevalent HTTPS.
The share of encrypted web traffic rose after Firesheep, HTTPS Everywhere, the Snowden revelations, LetsEncrypt, HSTS and opportunistic encryption. There's been a concerted effort over the past 13 years to make it easier to deploy and use HTTPS for clients and servers.