▲ -62 ▼ Is HTTPS a scam? (lemm.ee) submitted 2 years ago* by Dr_Satan@lemm.ee to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 67 comments fedilink hide all child comments Like the TSA at the airport. Security that we never needed before, but now suddenly we do. Now we're dependent on a third party gatekeeper for permission to have a web site. Free, for now. It's a move by the weasels-that-be to turn the Internet into yet another tool for profit and control.
[+] Dr_Satan@lemm.ee [S] -9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ok. That's a good argument. I didn't realize that the forces for good here were so strong in this. But frankly I'd rather not depend on them either. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] towerful@programming.dev 18 points 2 years ago Well, self-sign your own certs and deal with the implications of not being a trusted root certificate authority permalink fedilink source parent
[–] towerful@programming.dev 18 points 2 years ago Well, self-sign your own certs and deal with the implications of not being a trusted root certificate authority permalink fedilink source parent