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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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[-] the_q@lemmy.world 67 points 1 year ago

Don't use chromium based browsers.

[-] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

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

[-] the_q@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

It is general advice, but https should have been the default for a good while.

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.

[-] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Why just one? :p

Second reason: killing manifest v2 to kneecap ad-blockers.

Third reason: banning 'trackmenot' extension from the chrome store since its purpose is to muddy search stats (enhancing privacy, but in a way that messes up Google's ad metrics and their history of your preferred search terms).

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