Smart HTTPS VS ForceTLS

• Automatic Redirection to HTTPS
  Smart HTTPS automatically changes HTTP protocol to HTTPS, which enhances the security of your browsing by ensuring that the connection is encrypted.
• Fallback to HTTP
  In cases where an HTTPS version of the site is not available, it can automatically revert back to HTTP, ensuring you can still access the website instead of facing a disruption.
• Whitelist Feature
  Allows users to maintain a whitelist of websites that should always be accessed using HTTP, providing flexibility and control over the browsing experience.
• Improved Privacy
  By automatically using HTTPS, it helps in protecting user data from eavesdroppers and enhances privacy while browsing the web.

Possible disadvantages

• Compatibility Issues
  Some websites may not function correctly over HTTPS, leading to potential misbehavior or broken features when accessed using Smart HTTPS.
• Potential for Increased Loading Times
  Sometimes, redirecting to HTTPS can result in slightly longer loading times, especially if the server's configuration is not optimal for HTTPS.
• Resource Intensive
  The addon might consume additional resources to check for HTTPS versions of every site, which could impact browser performance, especially on older systems.
• Limited Control Over Redirection
  Users might have limited ability to control which sites are redirected to HTTPS if they haven't preemptively whitelisted specific HTTP sites.

• Enhanced Security
  ForceTLS ensures that browser connections to specified sites are encrypted, preventing potential eavesdropping and data tampering by interceptors.
• Easy to Implement
  Users can easily configure ForceTLS in their browsers, allowing them to enhance security for their connections without needing in-depth technical knowledge.
• Increased Privacy
  By forcing HTTPS connections, users benefit from increased privacy, as their online activities are less susceptible to interception.

Possible disadvantages

• Compatibility Issues
  Some websites may not fully support HTTPS, leading to potential access problems when ForceTLS is applied to them.
• Performance Overhead
  Encrypting connections via HTTPS can introduce additional latency, potentially slowing down the browsing experience compared to standard HTTP.
• Limited Control
  Users may have limited control over when and how HTTPS is enforced, especially on websites that combine secure and non-secure content.

• “We don’t track you … except for when we get paid for it.”

  Smart HTTPS, site This tries to send you to https sites instead of http sites. Using http sites makes you venerable to man in the middle attacks. (dont use http on public wifis if possible). Source: over 4 years ago

• question about non secure websites

  I'd recommend using Smart HTTPS which automatically makes your site's HTTPS if it can offer it so it will reduce these situations. Here's the site where you can choose whichever browser you use. https://mybrowseraddon.com/smart-https.html. Source: over 4 years ago

Tracking ForceTLS since Mar 2021.