Facebook moves all users to HTTPS for added security
Just in time for holiday travels, Facebook is moving all users to HTTPS connections to help block attacks over Wi-Fi networks.
HTTPS is a secure version of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the essential method your browser uses to connect with websites. At the expense of a little speed, it adds a layer of encryption to data transfer, making the information harder to see by attackers on the same wireless network.
Without HTTPS, gathering information over a local network is surprisingly simple. Packet sniffers such as Firesheep and FaceNiffare designed specifically for this purpose, and require very little technical know-how. Indeed, these tools caused a bit of a stir when they first emerged, because they made it so easy to discover other people’s login details or other sensitive information over standard HTTP connections.
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