Https://Wikipedia - Soon to offer encrypted connections for all Wikipedia readers
Until now, data sent between Wikipedia.com and most users has been encrypted, which increasesthe chances that a third party could intercept your data. But that's about to change: On Friday, the Wikimedia Foundation announced that it will switch all sites to HTTPS by default, so that all data sent between users and servers is encrypted.
According to a post on the Wikimedia Blog, all Wikimedia sites, including Wikipedia, Wiktionary, and Wikimedia Commons, are expected to be encrypted within the next two weeks. (So far, only logged-in users receive encrypted connections to Wikimedia servers.)
Wikimedia claims to have been working to encrypt and offer HTTPS to all users since 2011, but it actually accelerated the efforts in 2013 immediately after the government surveillance revelations. It took the organization some time to complete its HTTPS project, however, and it also had to update its back-end systems to support encrypted connections for everyone.
Note: Encrypted connections are by no means a guarantee against data theft – in fact, they won’t necessarily keep a determined cybercriminal from trying to hack into a server. But the least they can do is help ensure that your data reaches the site you’re visiting without any attempts at interception and spying through your browser while you’re surfing.
HTTPS plays a serious role.
In recent years, the Internet as a whole has gradually shifted towards the use of encrypted HTTPS connections in order to better protect your personal information by default.
Twitter, Google, and Facebook—among others—all use secure connections by default. Meanwhile, the EFF offers a browser add-on that lets you connect securely to any site that supports HTTPS.
