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Re:Why does APT not use HTTPS? by xorcist on Monday January 21, 2019 @04:18PM (#18963716)
It already exists. It's called tor.

But the question here was why https isn't default in apt, not why tor isn't.

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Re:Why does APT not use HTTPS? by DoctorOetker on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @12:40AM (#18966228)
you're replying downstream of my comment containing "for me the real interesting question is:..." where I generalized the question away from the false dichotomy "keep apt as it is, or make https default in apt"
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