In 1996, I registered my first website, Vaughan-Nichols & Associates. After setting up the site, one of the first things I did was to secure connections with a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate.

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Once upon a time, encrypted traffic was considered the safe, secure option for browsing and doing business online. However, going back to December 2013, the Google Transparency Report shows just 48% ...