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[-] spartanatreyu@programming.dev 7 points 6 months ago

Let me load HTTP without the S if I want to.

No, that let's companies man-in-the-middle you.

ISPs literally couldn't help themselves inject ads and other scripts that lagged and broke everything on every website all to chase a few bucks.

HTTPS prevents them from doing that.

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