HTTPS Everywhere

Encrypt the Web! Automatically use HTTPS security on many sites.
What is HTTPS Everywhere?
HTTPS Everywhere is an extension created by EFF and the Tor Project which automatically switches thousands of sites from insecure 'http' to secure 'https'. It protects against surveillance, account hijacking, and censorship.

Extension stats

This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2023-01-03
Users: 1,656,162+
Rating: 4.46 (4,278)
Version: 2022.5.24 (Last updated: 2022-09-30)
Creation date: 2020-05-20
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • webNavigation
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • tabs
  • cookies
  • storage
  • *://*/*
  • ftp://*/*
Size: 1.77M

Other platforms

HTTPS Everywhere (v2021.7.13)
4.66 (2,317) 603,913+
HTTPS Everywhere (v2022.5.24)
4.80 (121) 273,620+
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Extension summary

Note: Extension will sunset January 2023. Instructions on how to turn on HTTPS by default in Chrome here: https://eff.org/https-everywhere/set-https-default-your-browser

HTTPS Everywhere is an extension created by EFF and the Tor Project which automatically switches thousands of sites from insecure "http" to secure "https". It will protect you against many forms of surveillance and account hijacking, and some forms of censorship.

The DuckDuckGo Smarter Encryption list is publicly available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0. International license. If you'd like to license the list for commercial use, please reach out to: https://help.duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/company/contact-us/

Source code and bug tracker are available at https://github.com/efforg/https-everywhere. Please do not submit bug reports in the reviews!

Changelog: https://www.eff.org/files/Changelog.txt

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If HTTPS Everywhere causes a site to look weird or break, you can disable it for that site using the button in the address bar in the top right of your screen. HTTPS Everywhere for Chrome is currently in beta, and a few such issues are inevitable due to bugs in websites' HTTPS support. Also watch for a "shield" button in the address bar, which means that Chrome blocked insecure portions of the page. Sometimes pages will look weird with their insecure portions removed. Clicking on the shield will let you load them, but will reduce your security and privacy.

Special thanks to Aaron Swartz, Mike Perry, Jay Weisskopf, Nick Semenkovich, Jacob Hoffman-Andrews, Yan Zhu, Vijay P., and William Budington for their work on the Chrome port.

User reviews

lo estoy usando en opera aunque me pregunto si realmente agrega una capa extra de seguridad no quiero que mi historial porno se filtre o algo asi y tampoco quiero que me roben cuentas
by Djimon, 2022-12-12

This is very useful.
by Mads Sune Hanelius, 2022-12-06

So sad... I feel like Im loosing my BFF. Thaank you EFF you were the BEST!! Its been a long and good ride. Peace... Im Out
by F- Ross, 2022-10-15
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Extension safety

Risk impact

HTTPS Everywhere requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

HTTPS Everywhere may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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