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		graftak on July 15, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Every time you click this link, it will send you t... It’s prone to MITM attacks and it allows snooping for what pages are visited. Some US ISPs use(d) this vulnerability to inject ads into pages. On a public/shared network you might be vulnerable to automated attacks.

user32489318 on July 15, 2023 [–]

How long would US ISPs need to stop doing this, now that most stuff is HTTPS delivered anyways?

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