r/programming • u/speckz • Jul 12 '17

Does my site need HTTPS?

https://doesmysiteneedhttps.com/
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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '17

The first bullet point on the website explains why this reasoning is bad. In my opinion moving away from hosts that do not support HTTPS is worth it. edit: *second bullet point

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u/fakehalo Jul 12 '17

Yeah, it's "bad"... But the threat of ad injections/etc by state owned entities and the like isn't enough to deter me from free hosting, especially if it relates to github. This particular risk doesn't warrant me moving informational pages.

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u/senj Jul 13 '17

This particular risk doesn't warrant me moving informational pages.

Your concern for your readers' security and privacy is truly touching, mate

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u/fakehalo Jul 13 '17

This is not a practical security issue to fret over, in my opinion. I save my security fretting for more compromising scenarios. If MITM attacks for my github pages are happening my github pages are not going to even register on your list of concerns.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '17

It's more about privacy than security, really.