Reply to post: Re: It's not going to fix much

Google Chrome to block file downloads – from .exe to .txt – over HTTP by default this year. And we're OK with this

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Re: It's not going to fix much

Yes, that is the big elephant in the room: https doesn't make the site or the user safe, except safe against passive content surveillance by third parties. You can download malware (or upload it) in perfect privacy.

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