Le 31/08/2013 07:17, Erik Moeller a écrit :
We can, of course, ask users in the affected
countries. Given that
this may lead to degradation or loss of access, users are likely to be
opposed, and indeed, when plans to expand HTTPS usage were announced,
a group of Chinese Wikipedians published an open letter asking for
exemptions to be implemented:
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:%E5%BC%BA%E5%88%B6%E5%8A%A0%E5%AF%8…
This was a big part of what drove the decision to implement exemptions.
This attitude seems to be, on a first look, the most logical and
respectful one.
But, I want to be remember, that the risk perception is often not
proportional *at all* to the risk itself. In daily life, many risks are
suppressed because the imagination of a constant threat would paralyse
all activities. So, this feedback from the Chinese community should be
handled carefully.
I tend myself to think that deploying HTTPS everywhere and force its
usage is the best long term approach.
However, this is without any doubt, a difficult dilemma.
Emmanuel
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