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Re:Tell HN: 6.3% of HN top submissions in plain HTTP, more t... by Sayrus on Saturday July 11, 2020 @11:38AM (#23802950)
Reminds me of a Troy Hunt article [1] that was on HN years ago.

[1] https://www.troyhunt.com/heres-why-your-static-website-needs...

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Re:Tell HN: 6.3% of HN top submissions in plain HTTP, more t... by sbmthakur on Saturday July 11, 2020 @11:45AM (#23803017)
This was the article that convinced me to be HTTPS everywhere (well maybe in 99.99% cases if not everywhere). The linked video is a must watch to those who still doubt HTTPS[0]. The mention of China's Great Cannon was particularly eye-opening[1].

0. https://youtu.be/_BNIkw4Ao9w

1. https://citizenlab.ca/2015/04/chinas-great-cannon/

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