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HTTP site and third parties asking for personal details in PMs

  • 16-02-2017 11:45am
    #1
    lawred2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,560 ✭✭✭✭


    So boards is currently an insecure site - http

    Yet we have a talk to forum where third party service providers request personal details by PM as if PM is somehow secure.

    Is that in accordance with terms of use?

    Is there a plan to move to https?

    edit: sorry I just realised that this might be the wrong sub forum


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  • #2
    Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee


    Hi there,

    Thanks for your message. The Legacy site does not utilise HTTPS, as there are lots of javascript files in use that are only available on HTTP.

    However, the Responsive site (accessible from the footer) does use HTTPS for everything, including the transmission of Private Messages. That the PM system wasn't previously encrypted was a concern for ourselves and for users so a lot of time and work was put into building the new site to ensure that it addressed this issue.

    Regarding PMs and Talk To forums (though this is before both myself and Niamh), the Data Protection Commissioner reviewed the PM system when the first Talk To forum was going live and was happy for them to proceed knowing how and with whom private data would be shared.

    How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site



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