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Re:The Architecture of Open Source Applications by trabant00 on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @12:28PM (#24640511)
I know the general case for HTTPS. I am a system administrator. I was asking for this particular case where I for one see no need.
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Re:The Architecture of Open Source Applications by MaxBarraclough on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @01:59PM (#24641586)
> I for one see no need

asdffdsa mentioned plain old MITM. I listed several other applicable reasons in my linked comment:

1. It allows an unscrupulous ISP to more easily track your browsing

2. Modern browsers will rightly warn users not to trust the site. This makes the site look bad.

3. It prevents MITM injection of ads, trackers, and most importantly malware. There will always be browser exploits, so they're worth blocking.

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Re:The Architecture of Open Source Applications by criddell on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @01:55PM (#24641533)
To prevent things like the Great Cannon of China from performing a denial of service attack against a third party.
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Re:The Architecture of Open Source Applications by asdffdsa on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @01:42PM (#24641382)
mitm with an identical page but malicious links
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