> On Apr 6, 2022, at 9:20 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org>
> wrote:
>
> ...
> I have been told that at one point Google was 'downgrading' results that used
> plain HTTP, instead of HTTPS, because they were trying to push people to
> switch to HTTPS (this was when everyone was hyperventilating over the Snowden
> revelations). Given the near-ubiquitous use of HTTPS these days, I'd have
> thought that piece of 'information credit engineering' by our tech overlords
> was past its 'sell by' date, and now serves primarily to block people from
> finding the material they are looking for (as here).
That's a classic example of a rule invented by people who can't think. In
fact, HTTP is perfectly fine for sites that arenot conducting web-based
business activity. Blogs are a good example, and I know at least one that runs
HTTP for the simple reason that nothing else is needed. Bitsavers is another
example; nothing would be gained by adding all the overhead inflicted by HTTPS.
paul
