[HTTPS-Everywhere] HTTPS Everywhere vs Preloaded HSTS list

[Dave Warren]

 From observation rather than an actual analysis, it seems like HTTPS 
Everywhere has a non-trivial performance impact on day to day browser 
usage, at least in Chrome. Probably less significant that AdBlock and 
family, but switching to uBlock gave a significant performance 
improvement and it got me wondering about HTTPS Everywhere's place as 
browsers start to step up.

I'm curious if anyone has ever looked at HTTPS Everywhere's database and 
considered dropping sites that are in preloaded HSTS lists? -- I'm 
assuming that part of the performance impact is linked to the number of 
rules, and under this theory, it seems like reducing the number of rules 
without reducing security would be a net win.

However, I'm not sure if enough sites are in the preloaded HSTS list to 
matter. I'm also not even clear if every submission to the preload list 
makes it, or whether it's only for selected high profile sites, in which 
case HTTPS Everywhere will still be useful indefinitely.

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Dave Warren
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