[15charlimitdumb]

it seems like most of the pro https arguments are asserting the right to anonymous public patent inspection. it is fundamentally impossible for the uspto to provide this access* (free speech traps ahead). if you don't want data about access patterns tracked the burden is on the consumer not the provider for public resources

*https://thestack.com/security/2017/04/12/netflix-found-to-le...

[bitexploder]

Never mind that HTTP can easily be man in the middled and tampered with and I have no way to ensure I am communicating to who I think I am.