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hardmath123 on Aug 7, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: HTTPS as a ranking signal

Usefulness of SSL aside, is anyone else terrified that Google can essentially dictate what it wants developers to do, with low search rankings as the penalty for not following them? In my opinion, this sets a scary precedent.

jenscow on Aug 7, 2014 [–]

Yes. Fortunately, they're doing it in the name of improving the web.

So far.

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