On Nov 10, 2013, at 5:45 AM, Mitar <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> It is not just about the security of the users but privacy of the
> users as well. Internet Archive moved to HTTPS so that nobody could
> monitor what their users are accessing.
Yes, this is an extremely important point. It’s also why Wikipedia has moved to HTTPS as well.
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2011/10/03/native-https-support-enabled-for-all-wikimedia-foundation-wikis/
This was no small task given their traffic and existing infrastructure.
//Ed
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