[LINK] Encrypt the Web with the HTTPS Everywhere Firefox Extension
Kim Holburn
kim at holburn.net
Sat Jun 19 14:17:55 AEST 2010
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/06/encrypt-web-https-everywhere-firefox-extension
> Encrypt the Web with the HTTPS Everywhere Firefox Extension
> Today EFF and the Tor Project are launching a public beta of a new
> Firefox extension called HTTPS Everywhere.
>
> This Firefox extension was inspired by the launch of Google's
> encrypted search option. We wanted a way to ensure that every search
> our browsers sent was encrypted. At the same time, we were also able
> to encrypt most or all of the browser's communications with some
> other sites:
>
> • Google Search
> • Wikipedia
> • Twitter and Identi.ca
> • Facebook
> • EFF and Tor
> • Ixquick, DuckDuckGo, Scroogle and other small search engines
> • and lots more!
> Firefox users can install HTTPS Everywhere by following this link:
>
> <https://www.eff.org/files/https-everywhere-latest.xpi>
>
> As always, even if you're at an HTTPS page, remember that unless
> Firefox displays a colored address bar and an unbroken lock icon in
> the bottom-right corner, the page is not completely encrypted and
> you may still be vulnerable to various forms of eavesdropping or
> hacking (in many cases, HTTPS Everywhere can't prevent this because
> sites incorporate insecure third-party content).
>
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Kim Holburn
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