On 07/19/2016 01:30 AM, [email protected] wrote: > 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 >
Very nice, thanks Richard! -- -Austin GPG: 14FB D7EA A041 937B
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