[HTTPS-Everywhere] HTTPS being added to BBC Online

[Austin English]

On 07/19/2016 01:30 AM, mezzanine at Safe-mail.net wrote:
> The BBC's Internet Blog recently had an entry about the process of
> adding HTTPS to the BBC Online site. Among other things, the entry
> talks about some of the technical challenges (such as hardwired HTTP
> URLs, content delivered via CDNs, and users accessing BBC Online via
> older hardware devices.) The entry also mentions that in 2016, the
> Google Chrome browser was changed with the purpose that certain
> functionality will be supported only on secure (i.e. HTTPS) pages.
> This change was mentioned as being an important reason for supporting
> HTTPS on certain BBC services, such as Weather and Travel News.
> 
> Enabling Secure HTTP for BBC Online
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/internet/entries/f6f50d1f-a879-4999-bc6d-6634a71e2e60
> 
> The blog mentions at least partial support for HTTPS on the BBC home
> page and the Travel News site, with plans to add HTTPS to more of BBC
> Online as time goes by. It is noted that certain "archival" content
> will remain with HTTP only, such as the News Online archive.
> 
> As of this writing, there are rulesets for the BBC in HTTPS
> Everywhere. In particular, there is a minimal ruleset for bbc.com,
> and there is a ruleset for various domains under bbc.co.uk; the latter
> ruleset is off by default with a note that testing and feedback is
> needed. Hopefully, the changes being made by the BBC (ideally, there
> will be no mixed content in HTTPS pages) will make it easier to add
> support for BBC Online to HTTPS Everywhere.
> 
> --Richard
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Very nice, thanks Richard!

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-Austin
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