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Reddit today launched support for HTTPS via CloudFlare, a popular CDN and DNS provider. The move means users can encrypt their connections while browsing the site, although the option is off by default. For those who don’t know, Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) is a secure communications protocol. Despite the name though, it’s not technically a protocol in itself as it consists of the SSL/TLS protocol with an HTTP layer on top. Turning on the feature means anyone snooping on your connection will be unable to see the plain-text contents of what your browser is communicating with Reddit, since it...
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