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Say (an encrypted) hello to a more private internet. (blog.mozilla.org)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Google preferring https sites was the motivator I saw for client demands.

SEO scores feed into the PPC cost in AdWords so all of a sudden people were crying out for their sites to “have the padlock icon” because what’s 20 bucks for a cert when you’re spending thousands of dollars a month

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

And now it's free with stuff like Let's Encrypt.

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