• Rednax@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    That does not work without forcing the users to also use the proxy. Any website that uses https instead of http does not leak passwords, unless the device/browser of the user is compromised.

    It sounds like a mechanism to make the town dependend on the cartel for internet, and then demand extortion prices for the internet.

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      11 months ago

      They could easily do a man in the middle attack, but I doubt they would have the need to rob the poor people of their town.

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        11 months ago

        Https is explicitly designed against man-in-the-middle attacks. Modern browsers make a bigggg fuss if a man-in-the-middle is attempting some shit. Those attacks do not work.

        And if you do manage to make it work, it sure wouldn’t be easier than pointing a gun at someone and telling them to pay up for their internet connection.

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          You can … If people aren’t tech savvy you can just serve everyone plain http and most people will ignore the warnings.