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  • @Nick, any update on this... Just now, while using Ask Ubuntu, I noticed that it defaulted to https:// for me on Firefox 26 (Win 7) but defaulted to http:// on IE 11 (Win 7)... I am not using any such add-ons which enforce https.. Commented Jan 20, 2014 at 11:20
  • @Aditya we only use https:// for a login form, you have an addon in play if you're getting https:// links. Commented Jan 20, 2014 at 13:44
  • @NickCraver: I don't use any such addons which enforce https://, it automatically defaulted to https for me for that session while the browser was open.. I have restarted the browser and it has gone back to its normal ways - only using http:// by default... I don't know what happened at that point of time :-) Commented Jan 20, 2014 at 13:51
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    What's the status on this as of Feb 2014? Commented Feb 11, 2014 at 16:04
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    @NickCraver : It’s 2016, and french users can still fear several years in prison if they get their account hijacked and get it used for posting illegal materials under special circumstances. Even if they had no prior judicial sentences. Commented Jul 17, 2016 at 22:39
  • Sounds like this is in need of an update. Commented Mar 18, 2017 at 23:20