[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1180469] Re: Firefox does not use HTTPS by default

2013-07-16 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
[Expired for firefox (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.] ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Expired -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1180469] Re: Firefox does not use HTTPS by default

2013-05-17 Thread Sean Fenton
I agree SSL/TLS by default would be grand, but there are probably several reasons why it's not a good idea. You can get the functionality you're looking for with the EFF's HTTPS Everywhere extension for Firefox and Chrome/Chromium: https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere -- You received this bug not

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1180469] Re: Firefox does not use HTTPS by default

2013-05-15 Thread Chris Coulson
Can you be a little bit more specific? Firefox will use https whenever you tell it to (by navigating to a https URL), or whenever the server tells it to (either via a redirect from a http resource to a https resource, or if the server supports the HSTS protocol; in which case Firefox will only con