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Re:“Users will only be able to view patents via HTTP. HTTPS ... by tinlicker on Saturday April 22, 2017 @01:34PM (#14173611)
See also the HTTP shopping cart: http://ebiz1.uspto.gov/vision-service/ShoppingCart_P/ShowSho...

Probably the only thing keeping this from being abused is that it's the government, it's a low-value target, and they're paying millions upon millions for someone to support this trainwreck with security patches.

Re:“Users will only be able to view patents via HTTP. HTTPS ... by vesinisa on Saturday April 22, 2017 @01:55PM (#14173713)
Of course - obscure as it gets, session state based navigation and top of it off with username/password form over unencrypted HTTP.