Author here! Surprising thing when researching this was how fast some of the stuff talked about a year ago is already upon us in the upcoming browser releases:
- If you're running Chrome Canary, try visiting http://html5demos.com/geo (which hasn't yet been updated for HTTPS yet). Geolocation fails, consistently over HTTP
PS. since this article has gotten so much attention: does anyone on HN know of a newer app than Driftnet or Etherpeg for reassembling images from HTTP traffic? I wanted something newer (that people could install themselves on a Mac) but couldn't find anything.
- If you're running Chrome Canary, try visiting http://html5demos.com/geo (which hasn't yet been updated for HTTPS yet). Geolocation fails, consistently over HTTP
- Firefox nightlies has already started warning for sites that allow POST over HTTP: https://www.fxsitecompat.com/en-CA/docs/2015/non-https-sites... (for type=password only, see dsp1234's note below)
PS. since this article has gotten so much attention: does anyone on HN know of a newer app than Driftnet or Etherpeg for reassembling images from HTTP traffic? I wanted something newer (that people could install themselves on a Mac) but couldn't find anything.