Re:Intent to deprecate: Insecure HTTP
by bagacrap on Monday April 13, 2015 @03:59PM
(#9370042)
> * Report sensor data from small embedded devices with extremely limited CPU
This proposal is specifically about web browsing.
> * Your JS can talk to APIs that don't yet support HTTPS (e.g. NextBus). If your serve your JS over HTTPS, your browser will complain if you try to access a HTTP-only API.
I believe that is the point of this proposal. NextBus will probably never switch to HTTPS without external pressure to do so.
This proposal is specifically about web browsing.
> * Your JS can talk to APIs that don't yet support HTTPS (e.g. NextBus). If your serve your JS over HTTPS, your browser will complain if you try to access a HTTP-only API.
I believe that is the point of this proposal. NextBus will probably never switch to HTTPS without external pressure to do so.