I found the title a bit misleading.
He's arguing that viewing public information over HTTPS is no more private than doing so without encryption.
Sure, insofar as an entire response consists only of public information, this is a tautology, isn't it?
He's arguing that viewing public information over HTTPS is no more private than doing so without encryption.
Sure, insofar as an entire response consists only of public information, this is a tautology, isn't it?
On the internet layer, IP packets can still be traced from origin to client. I'm probably not involved enough to formulate an educated opinion, however.
You do get privacy. If anyone claims otherwise, he should go and prove that it's possible and easy by providing a firesheep-like tool. It would make for a nice research paper.
Don't worry, someone will be along shortly to change the title to something even more misleading.