[RicocheT]

We users enjoy this site but want the security of https.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

In the mean time, try a VPN.

[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

So add the s. It runs both ways. It may break some images hosted on non secure sites.

[conservative98]

Free Republic

https://www.freerepublic.com

[bk1000]

Clear your cookies. Manually enter the url with https. Update your FR bookmark.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Try the "https everywhere" browser extension. It is from the EFF (electronic frontier foundation". They have been all about security for years.

HTTPS Everywhere
 

[tomkat]

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3784309/posts?page=8

[Pride in the USA]

ping

[Mears]

It shows as secure on my IPad.

[Openurmind]

Your ISP is catching the end destination URL anyhow even on HTTPS. HTTPS is for privacy of the “content” you send, Being a public forum if they want to chase content they can just come and read your public viewable content here.

Now if it was a private club that had no open public viewing access without registering and logging in like Twitter or facebook, Or sensitive connections like banks then HTTPS would be a necessity for sure. A VPN is the only way to go if you want a direct secure content pipeline to everything.

The only real need for HTTPS here might be for private messaging content. Even then it is wise to find a more secure place or service to share sensitive content than a web forum private messaging feature. Prudence is a good practice even with so called private messaging in forums like this.

[hsmomx3]

Mine is set to https

[Mariner]

It takes enormous processing power ($) to maintain thousands of TLS connections concurrently.

Donations are secure.

[GulfMan]

Agreed, an HTTPS Certificate would cost all of 25 dollars. These means basically all traffic is being sent in clear text, possibly even your passwords/cookies while you sit in starbucks ...

[shanover]

Free Republic needs a good app. It would also be nice if we somehow can organize better in local/regional groups that I have seen in the past. I wonder how many Freepers were at the July 4th. celebration with the President? At any rate, our side needs to organize/mobilize better.

[Chuckster]

Mine shows https://

[Rio]

Here’s the original post when https encryption was started:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3556918/posts

You’re working off an old bookmark or somehting...

[Company Man]

My Opera browser shows the padlock thingie.

[Drago]

All your posts are public anyway, no real need for encryption except maybe on the log-in screen. For logging in just make sure that you use “https:// “ on the URL.

[MayflowerMadam]

I don’t recall seeing that FR was “secure” — ever. I always assume that nothing is secure, even if it does show “httpS”.

[I_be_tc]

thanks