Like I've said before, the NSA spying on what users are reading is still the least of our concerns. We should focus on making sure passwords aren't sent over plaintext before attempting to evade a government-run international spy network.
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On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 4:32 PM, Matthew Flaschen mflaschen@wikimedia.orgwrote:
On 07/31/2013 03:23 PM, Risker wrote:
Just one question from a relatively non-technical person: What falls off the map if everything is done using SSL? Is this the protocol that would make it essentially impossible to read/edit Wikipedia using a normal internet connection from China?
Risker
Good question. I'm not aware of the current status, but Tim Starling said SSL connections to Wikipedia have been blocked in China (https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=47832#c16).
Matt Flaschen
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