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Re:The modern HTTPS world has no place for old web servers by purerandomness on Thursday May 14, 2020 @09:31AM (#23179250)
It's not authorities, anyone setting up a router can peek into this information, and more importantly, tamper with it.

Remember Upside-Down-Ternet? [1]

[1] http://www.ex-parrot.com/pete/upside-down-ternet.html

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Re:The modern HTTPS world has no place for old web servers by Silhouette on Thursday May 14, 2020 @10:40AM (#23180102)
Right, which is why I said HTTPS should be the default for web traffic potentially crossing any untrusted network.

But who is going to set up a hostile router in an office of five people? Or in someone's home?

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Re:The modern HTTPS world has no place for old web servers by earthboundkid on Thursday May 14, 2020 @12:48PM (#23181874)
Google will put a router in a coffee shop and log everyone who walks by. :-)
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