>> why are links to EVDL not secure? > > <shrug> I dunno. Do they need to be? What secrets do we have?
In my opinion and from practical experiences, the overuse of secure website protocols has made casual browsing MUCH less enjoyable for me. Unless a site is relaying sensitive information such as financial transactions or medical information, etc, https in order to view a publicly available document or image is both a waste and a travesty.
I think mostly it has to do with the collection of analytics and transfer of non-viewable data such as cookies and script execution in order to create persistent tracking information. I just say no whenever possible, and rely on a remote proxy server to strip as much of the garbage out of such sites as possible. In many cases, I just it the back button and bail out, finding the information elsewhere without the aggravation. Surfing with cookies off and scripts disabled is the ideal goal.
THANK YOU David, for continuing to keep the EVDL as simple and script-free as possible.
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