Retaking the Web Browser, One Small Step at a Time

Re:Retaking the Web Browser, One Small Step at a Time by ryandrake on Sunday February 09, 2025 @01:53AM (#42988995)

With all respect: because I want to, and I expect my computer to do what I command it to do, not second-guess me. I understand the use cases for HTTPS vs. HTTP, and in some cases I deliberately want HTTP. It is not my browser's job to wag its finger at me and "correct" me.

I'm really tired of using a computer and feeling like a passenger rather than the driver.

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Re:Retaking the Web Browser, One Small Step at a Time by josephg on Monday February 10, 2025 @01:37AM (#42997528)

Then use Firefox. Firefox has an option for this:

https://superuser.com/questions/1721511/firefox-allow-http-u...

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/https-only-prefs#w_enab...

There’s plenty of reasons to be mad at big corporations. But for now at least, Firefox still supports your right to make bad life choices on the internet.

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