On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 9:20 PM, Risker <risker.wp(a)gmail.com> wrote:
The mandatory use of HTTPS outside of a limited number
of countries where
we know the editors will be blocked is not what I am talking about.
No, but the point is that there's no apolitical choice here. Actively
suppressing a standard, long overdue security measure in order to
ensure that a country's censorship practices do not interfere with
editing and access to Wikipedia is a political choice. Not doing so in
full awareness of the consequences is a political choice. We cannot
claim ignorance or neutrality either way.
The real question is what political choices serve Wikimedia's mission
best in the short and long term, and I agree that that's a discussion
that extends beyond the technical dimension, so is somewhat OT here.
Erik
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Erik Möller
VP of Engineering and Product Development, Wikimedia Foundation