Comment Comment by throw0101c > There was already talk of needing HTTPS everywhere. Snowden's release got more support behind it, and brought the timeline forward.Google made HTTPS default-on in 2010, but there was a toggle so that you could disable the forced use:* https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2010/01/default-http...In 2014 the toggle was removed and all connections were forced to HTTPS.The Snowden revelations occurred in 2013:* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowden_disclosures parent throw0101c 13 days ago
Google made HTTPS default-on in 2010, but there was a toggle so that you could disable the forced use:
* https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2010/01/default-http...
In 2014 the toggle was removed and all connections were forced to HTTPS.
The Snowden revelations occurred in 2013:
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowden_disclosures