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Because they like to verify the integrity of the data they send you and HTTPS should be the default for all web traffic possible.

https://https.cio.gov/everything/




Yes, but the point is that if you load it over HTTPS they will redirect to HTTP. So if you type https://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180905-the-cargo-ships-th... in your web browser url bar, you will end up at http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180905-the-cargo-ships-tha... instead. That's the somewhat-surprising part.




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