The BBC's Internet Blog recently had an entry about the process of adding HTTPS to the BBC Online site. Among other things, the entry talks about some of the technical challenges (such as hardwired HTTP URLs, content delivered via CDNs, and users accessing BBC Online via older hardware devices.) The entry also mentions that in 2016, the Google Chrome browser was changed with the purpose that certain functionality will be supported only on secure (i.e. HTTPS) pages. This change was mentioned as being an important reason for supporting HTTPS on certain BBC services, such as Weather and Travel News.
Enabling Secure HTTP for BBC Online http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/internet/entries/f6f50d1f-a879-4999-bc6d-6634a71e2e60 The blog mentions at least partial support for HTTPS on the BBC home page and the Travel News site, with plans to add HTTPS to more of BBC Online as time goes by. It is noted that certain "archival" content will remain with HTTP only, such as the News Online archive. As of this writing, there are rulesets for the BBC in HTTPS Everywhere. In particular, there is a minimal ruleset for bbc.com, and there is a ruleset for various domains under bbc.co.uk; the latter ruleset is off by default with a note that testing and feedback is needed. Hopefully, the changes being made by the BBC (ideally, there will be no mixed content in HTTPS pages) will make it easier to add support for BBC Online to HTTPS Everywhere. --Richard _______________________________________________ HTTPS-Everywhere mailing list [email protected] https://lists.eff.org/mailman/listinfo/https-everywhere
