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axod
on Aug 15, 2008
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Mozilla SSL policy bad for the Web
Mainly it means that your employer/ISP/someone else using same lan/wifi etc can't sniff your packets.
Encryption is useful, and separate to identity verification.
nickf
on Aug 15, 2008
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Encryption is nothing without identity assurance. If you don't know who you're sending the encrypted data to - why bother encrypting in the first place?
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Encryption is useful, and separate to identity verification.