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Chromium Blog: Towards HTTPS by default (blog.chromium.org)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/3301227

Chrome will be experimenting with defaulting to https:// if the site supports it, even when an http:// link is used and will warn about downloads from insecure sources for "high-risk files" (example given is an exe). They're also planning on enabling it by default for Incognito Mode and "sites that Chrome knows you typically access over HTTPS".

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[–] 22 points 3 years ago (3 children)

Is this just general advice? If so, I agree, but if it's specific to this, what's the problem you see with it?

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  • [–] 27 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Google has shown that they're going to go the Microsoft strategy with Browser control. So long as they have majority control, that means they can be as anti-user as they would like, but since everything is downstream of chromium, everyone just basically accepts it. Everything from Google AMP (which was their attempt to take over the web in whole), to their new "Web Integrity API" which aims to lock out any competitors.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago

    Agreed, but to clarify, I was asking if there was an issue with this specific change (always using https if it's available even if the URL uses http), as it does seem to be a positive that makes me wonder why it's only happening now.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    If we have to pick just one reason: WEI. As someone who’s been a professional software engineer for a decade and a half, this has the potential to mutate and ruin the internet at large in ways we’re only beginning to fully explore and understand.

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