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This is why I make sure my personal blog redirects to https, and why I typically install things like "https everywhere" browser extensions. I know this kind of
by gwbas1c 3y ago
This is why I make sure my personal blog redirects to https, and why I typically install things like "https everywhere" browser extensions.
I know this kind of stuff happens, and I don't want to waste time tracking it down and shaming people for doing it.
- ctm92 3y agoIn 2012 HTTPS was only common on websites that actually processed sensitive information like online shops and banks. Most websites/BBs (even with logins) didn't use HTTPS as it required you to buy a certificate. Lets Encrypt was not around back then
- gwbas1c 3y agoI know, for the longest time my hosting provider "claimed" I needed a static IP in order to have https. It wasn't until there was a bigger push that they "realized" that https doesn't require a static IP.
- GauntletWizard 3y agoIt was required - back in the early aughts, and modern TLS adoption with SNI was far from guaranteed even in 2012.