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Re:Convincing-looking 90s fonts in modern browsers by jtvjan on Sunday May 10, 2020 @07:37AM (#23131870)
What's the point of forcing HTTPS? It's a pizza place, not a bank.
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Re:Convincing-looking 90s fonts in modern browsers by ubercow13 on Sunday May 10, 2020 @08:15AM (#23132048)
It stops Comcast selling your topping preferences to other pizzerias
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Re:Convincing-looking 90s fonts in modern browsers by Cpoll on Sunday May 10, 2020 @10:15AM (#23132717)
It stops a man-in-the-middle attacker from trying to exploit your browser/extensions/password manager by injecting code into that site (once the cert is pinned).

It might also help with SEO? Google's been pushing for https everywhere.

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Re:Convincing-looking 90s fonts in modern browsers by egeozcan on Sunday May 10, 2020 @09:54AM (#23132579)
encryption works much better when it's setup without discrimination. I mean not the encryption itself; in the end, it's a tool not the aim.
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