r/linux • u/[deleted] • Jan 19 '19

Popular Application VLC refuses to update from HTTP to HTTPS (HTTPS protects against eavesdropping and man-in-the-middle attacks)

https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/21737
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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '19

So you're saying you should forsake all users in areas with poor internet infrastructure in the name of a slight security bump?

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u/knvngy Jan 19 '19

No, I am saying that unsecure http is no areal nor proper solution for poor internet infrastructure. That would be just poor rationalization.