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Re:Show HN: My revolutionary app by sangaya on Sunday March 06, 2011 @03:01PM (#2294878)
Doesn't look like it works with HTTPS...

"Switch to regular connection (http)? Sorry! We can't display this content while you're viewing Facebook over a secure connection (https). To use this app, you'll need to switch to a regular connection (http)."

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Re:Show HN: My revolutionary app by ilikepi on Sunday March 06, 2011 @03:15PM (#2294914)
I recently heard or read somewhere (can't recall the source...doh) that if you answer 'Yes' to that question, not only will you be switched to plain HTTP for your current session, but for all future sessions as well.

EDIT: here's a reasonable source on F-Secure's blog: http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00002106.html

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Re:Show HN: My revolutionary app by gduplessy on Sunday March 06, 2011 @03:18PM (#2294924)
It's true..tried it myself.
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