It's more secure than transmitting the data in the clear, but still not really s...

mikeash on April 10, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ziptastic: Isn't a zipcode enough?

It's more secure than transmitting the data in the clear, but still not really secure. A MITM could trivially rewrite the form to steal your data when submitted, and the user wouldn't be able to tell unless they inspected the source.