[HTTPS-Everywhere] Google Searches

[Peter Eckersley]

I'm wavering on the encrypted.google.com / www.google.com issue.

Another thing that is pushing me is this:

https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/5152

One halfway point might be to use the native non-US cctld sites when the user
types them or is redirected there, but stick with encrypted.google.com for US
users.

On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 10:16:37PM +0000, Nick Cross wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I know the search uses encrypted.google.com which according to the
> FAQ supplies slightly better security.
> 
> However, if I use http://www.google.com or https://www.google.com it
> reroutes me to the country specific site of http://www.google.co.uk
> or https://www.google.co.uk and most importantly I get the option to
> "show pages from the uk" which I find invaluable when searching.
> 
> I understand you will not change httpseverywhere to use
> https://www.google.[co.uk|com] instead of encrypted.google.com but
> could you perhaps consider making it configurable?
> 
> Currently my wife just turns off httpseverywhere just to get
> searches working correctly!
> 
> Do custom rules overrule the built in rules?
> 
> Thanks!
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