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Re:Bypassing Browser Security Warnings with Pseudo Password ... by josteink on Thursday November 02, 2017 @09:33AM (#15610229)
> The main threat that HTTPS everywhere secures against is preventing your ISP from analyzing your traffic in order to build and sell an advertising profile on you.

As someone living in Europe, this literally happens nowhere. Because it's illegal.

SSL in browser has nothing to do with our ISPs. Stop being US-centric.

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Re:Bypassing Browser Security Warnings with Pseudo Password ... by throwaway6845 on Thursday November 02, 2017 @12:30PM (#15611891)
Yeah, no way that would happen in Europe.

Oh wait.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8438461/BT-and-Ph...

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