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Re:HN now comes with HTTPS? by EGreg on Sunday August 21, 2011 @03:11PM (#2909947)
Can you elaborate please? What is this "HTTPS everywhere" and why do we need it?
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Re:HN now comes with HTTPS? by mtogo on Sunday August 21, 2011 @03:12PM (#2909951)
A really fantastic firefox addon that forces HTTPS on certain sites. https://eff.org/https-everywhere/
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Re:HN now comes with HTTPS? by walrus on Sunday August 21, 2011 @03:58PM (#2910112)
> and why do we need it?

If you're on an unsecured wireless network (e.g. at a library) and you don't want someone to see your HN password when you log in.

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Re:HN now comes with HTTPS? by tobylane on Sunday August 21, 2011 @04:33PM (#2910212)
Here's a silent Chrome version https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/flcpelgcagfhfoegek...
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Re:HN now comes with HTTPS? by mtogo on Sunday August 21, 2011 @05:14PM (#2910310)
Watch out, this extension does not do what HTTPS-Everywhere does! With KB SSL Enforcer, your browser still hits the HTTP version before being redirected to the HTTPS version of the site.
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