Sunday, June 14, 2015

Soon, your embarrassing Wikipedia searches will be encrypted

Wikimedia announced this week it was in the process of implementing HTTPS by default across all of its sites, including Wikipedia. The HTTPS protocol will create an encrypted connection between users' computers and Wikimedia sites, in an effort to protect transmitted data and make it difficult for governments or third parties to monitor traffic. Wikimedia will also use HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) to prevent communications being sent over HTTP.

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