: Interesting question. However, the obvious answer would be if I can get a website with a browser, then the NSA can get it too. I am not trying to be a smarty-pants on this. SSL should

Interesting question. However, the obvious answer would be if I can get a website with a browser, then the NSA can get it too. I am not trying to be a smarty-pants on this. SSL should be used for account login, payments, etc. As a normal course of work, it is not necessary.

Having said that, I do support SSL more than this answer implies. If you are a blogger, then I would not use SSL. If you are saying things you want private even under certain circumstances, then you should not post it or put it behind a login to better control who sees it.

Remember that the web is an open communications vehicle. It is design and geared toward this. Private communications vehicles are not promiscuous with who it connects to and shares information with and often deploys numerous security schemes to ensure secure communications. The web is designed to connect easily and anonymously with any client and share all or nearly all of the information that it has. Yes there are options for securing web communications to a point, however, it will be always be limited due to the nature of what it is.

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