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Plenty of people clutched pearls (rightly) about IE tho. And https by default. And much more. That it’s not currently a problem is due to 25 years of strongly
by photonerd 3y ago
Plenty of people clutched pearls (rightly) about IE tho. And https by default. And much more.
That it’s not currently a problem is due to 25 years of strongly pushing for privacy & security.
We’re still not there (see Google & adblockers in chrome)
- stjohnswarts 3y agoI don't remember anyone "clutching pearls" over https by default? Do you have any suggested references where I can find those? I do recall people really complaining that anything at all was allowed to be http, even sites that most people would consider "unimportant".
- phantom784 3y agoThere were a lot of complaints that websites which never had to bother with certificates before now had to set one up (and pay for one). Though that's now largely solved by Lets Encrypt.