Twitter has made a safe move.
New security options are now available to all Twitter users.
For a while now, security conscious users have had the option of manually keying HTTPS for a heightened security connection.
Now, Twitter has simplified the option, giving users the ability to always use HTTPS by default.
This, from Twitter:
To turn on HTTPS, go to your settings and check the box next to “Always use HTTPS,” which is at the bottom of the page. This will improve the security of your account and better protect your information if you’re using Twitter over an unsecured Internet connection, like a public WiFi network, where someone may be able to eavesdrop on your site activity. In the future, we hope to make HTTPS the default setting.
Although it’s still not foolproof for users who access their account via their smartphone, Twitter hopes to find a solution that will share the “Always use HTTPS” setting across both twitter.com and mobile.twitter.com.
Safe Tweeting!
[via Twitter Blog]
Tom says
Any site that requires a login should have HTTPS as an option, imo.
Eric Dye says
.. the Code Master speaks …
🙂