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The internet has changed significantly over the last few years and a lot of sites don't support unencrypted connections.

It's pretty entertaining to read this stack overflow questions about using ssl from 7 years ago: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2177159/should-all-sites-...

They can't, really. So much of the Web has fortunately moved to HTTPS that then they should just forget about Web access.

Uhh, what do you do for sites that don't offer HTTP? Many sites force a 301 redirect when hit on HTTP, and won't downgrade.

Same thing I did when I noticed our bluecoat started mitm-ing my bank connection - ticket to IT to enable bypass for specific domain. They refused to do it for google/gmail, but banking sites start working normally on the next day. Youtube, facebook and other non work related stuff is just blocked, unless you need them to do your job (like PR dept).

Of course, for many people gmail would be a key to every door, via password resets.

Open a ticket with IT?