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forgotmypw17last Thursday at 4:11 AM1 replyview on HN

Agree 100%. HTTP is much more accessible, and HTTPS has more failure modes. When I want to ensure that someone can read my content, I offer both.


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Suzuranlast Thursday at 2:40 PM

Using HTTP does not guarantee your content can be read, since it can be modified in transit. Your content could be replaced entirely and you would never know unless someone reported it to you.

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