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		tomjen3 on Dec 13, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Marking HTTP as Non-Secure Which you cannot do on a plain-text connection? A non-plaintext connection is still more secure than a plaintext connection, so it shouldn't ever get a worse warning than a plain-text connection.

eli on Dec 15, 2014 [–]

If browsers want to treat it the same as plaintext (no warning but also no lock icon) I think that makes sense. Aside from the false sense of security, I agree that it is better than plaintext.

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