Web fights back against poor security
The web is fighting back against websites and apps that do not use encryption.
Such services are considered to have good security when they implement a technology known as Transport Layer Security or Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), which encrypts traffic between an end user and the site. Google, Twitter, Facebook and banks are good examples of this practice.
But many apps and sites implement it incorrectly or do not use it at all, leaving personal information at risk of being seen over unsecured connections, like public Wi-Fi. In such cases, a hacker using "sniffing" tools is able to snoop on the traffic, steal personal information and use it to hack into your online accounts. Enter HTTP Shaming, a Tumblr blog launched at the weekend that is naming and shaming websites and apps that are not doing the right thing by their users.
