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The Electronic Frontier Foundation, an international organization concerned about the privacy of Internet users, unveiled a plugin for the Firefox browser. Named HTTPS Everywhere, this plugin, as its name suggests, establishes an SSL connection on several large permanent websites.
This extension has been developed in partnership with the project Thu presenting himself as "a network of virtual tunnels that allows to improve protection of privacy and security on the Internet." The developers can also download open source tools that allow developers to secure the communications infrastructure companies.
This Firefox extension works with several Web sites that support SSL connection but does not activate by default, as is the case of Wikipedia, Facebook or Twitter. The EFF also explains how to create rules for surfing in protected mode on the websites of their choice, provided that they are compatible. For more information visithere.
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation, an international organization concerned about the privacy of Internet users, unveiled a plugin for the Firefox browser. Named HTTPS Everywhere, this plugin, as its name suggests, establishes an SSL connection on several large permanent websites.
This extension has been developed in partnership with the project Thu presenting himself as "a network of virtual tunnels that allows to improve protection of privacy and security on the Internet." The developers can also download open source tools that allow developers to secure the communications infrastructure companies.
This Firefox extension works with several Web sites that support SSL connection but does not activate by default, as is the case of Wikipedia, Facebook or Twitter. The EFF also explains how to create rules for surfing in protected mode on the websites of their choice, provided that they are compatible. For more information visithere.
EFF and Tor Launch HTTPS Everywhere Firefox Extension
