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> There's simply no excuse for not providing an encrypted connection.

Its use in every situation (ie, browsing a website dedicated to reviews on salt shakers), might not be necessary and could cause an affect similar to the overuse of antibacterial soap. :p

It will also prevent older computers from accessing the web as ssl standards evolve, which is kind of a shame.

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It might not be "necessary" for a website dedicated to salt shakers, but if I can provide my users privacy when reading my site(unencrypted DNS notwithstanding), why wouldn't I? It should be a common courtesy. While I'm browsing the web, I should expect that nobody but the host can tell what it is that I'm doing.

> It will also prevent older computers from accessing the web as ssl standards evolve, which is kind of a shame.

At what point should an older computer no longer work with the current web? Eventually there's going to be a breaking change. A computer old enough that its browser can't be updated is probably vulnerable to all sorts of browser-based attacks.

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