02.02.2015 - 11:58 [ ars technica ]

Internet architects propose encrypting all the world’s Web traffic

(14.11.2013) The HTTPbis Working Group, the IETF body charged with designing the next-generation HTTP 2.0 specification, is proposing that encryption be the default way data is transferred over the „open Internet.“ A growing number of groups participating in the standards-making process—particularly those who develop Web browsers—support the move, although as is typical in technical deliberations, there‘s debate about how best to implement the changes.