Also, on a side note, Facebook *just* made HTTPS the default: https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-engineering/secure-browsing-by-default/10151590414803920
*-- * *Tyler Romeo* Stevens Institute of Technology, Class of 2016 Major in Computer Science www.whizkidztech.com | tylerro...@gmail.com On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 6:03 PM, Brian Wolff <bawo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > As for government-run spy networks, we don't know what their full > > capabilities are. But there are plenty of benefits to rolling out SSL > > regardless, even just for privacy from the person at the other end of > > the coffee shop. Firesheep, anyone? > > > > Matt Flaschen > > I agree that there's lots of benefits to ssl, and its something that > we really should do. I just think we should be clear on our threat > model, and not mislead people into thinking it will protect them from > an entity with the resources of a state. SSL is too often banded about > as being something which will totally prevent government type spying. > > --bawolff > > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
