Facebook HTTPS Access, Its a Start
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Facebook taking a reactive step has added HTTPS access to their site, this as hijacking has been a problem for some time. There lack of notification to WiFi users at Startbucks and other public locations speaks to this indifference. It will take some time to make third-party apps compliant and people should be diligent how they use the platform.
Facebook security engineer Alex Rice warns, however, that speed and third-party applications could be affected.
"Encrypted pages take longer to load, so you may notice that Facebook is slower using HTTPS," Rice said in a blog post. "In addition, some Facebook features, including many third-party applications, are not currently supported in HTTPS. We'll be working hard to resolve these remaining issues."
Personality I have totally locked down but each person has to decide for themselves what level of risk they want to take with their personal data be it by employers, current or future, advertising trolls or criminals.
