soooo basically you copied this? https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere

On Fri., Feb. 22, 2019, 2:05 a.m. Bryce Jasmer, <br...@jasmer.com> wrote:

> I have written a script that will search for OSM objects that have a
> website tag that explicitly states "http://..."; or implicitly uses http
> by leaving of the protocol specification. The script will then loop through
> all that it discovers and asks the http site if it will redirect me to the
> secure version of the website over the https protocol. If it does, I will
> update the database with the new value.
>
> This has a couple of advantages. From now through the end of time, any
> user clicking on one of those links will be spared the time it takes to
> establish the connection, ask if there is a secure version of the site, and
> tear down the connection. It's on the order of 10-200 ms to do, but over
> the life of the link and the number of objects that are clicked and the
> population, this could save centuries of time :-)
>
> Another advantage is that it will make https more pervasive and hopefully
> people will start thinking https and forgetting all about http. A more
> secure internet is in all of our best interests.
>
> Anyway, I'd like to (slowly) run this across the planet. I've discussed
> this on the US Slack channel and have performed the actions on the United
> States already. I've addressed many questions and have heard no strong
> objections. I'm seeking feedback from the larger community now before
> proceeding.
>
> The wiki page is
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Automated_Edits/b-jazz
>
> The Slack conversation is available, but has died down and the transcript
> is available at the wiki page mentioned above.
>
> The diary entry with some more conversation is at the bot's page:
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/b-jazz-bot/diary/47743
>
> The source code is available on GitLab for review:
> https://gitlab.com/b-jazz/https_all_the_things
>
> Example changeset for a run over the "9yfd" geohash:
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/67454775
>
> I welcome your input.
>
>
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