# HTTPS Everywhere

> Encrypt the web! HTTPS Everywhere is a Firefox extension to protect your communications by enabling HTTPS encryption automatically on sites that are known to support it, even when you type URLs or follow links that omit the https: prefix.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/https-everywhere](https://chrome-stats.com/d/https-everywhere)

## Overview

- **ID:** `https-everywhere`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** EFF Technologists
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 603,913
- **Weekly downloads:** 5,990
- **Rating:** 4.66 / 5 (2,317 ratings)
- **Version:** 2021.7.13
- **Last updated:** 2021-07-14
- **First published:** 2010-09-16
- **Size:** 1.67 MB
- **Data as of:** 2023-01-03
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/https-everywhere/)

## Description

HTTPS Everywhere is a Firefox extension to protect your communications by enabling HTTPS encryption automatically on sites that support it.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webNavigation`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `tabs`
- `cookies`
- `storage`
- `*://*/*`
- `ftp://*/*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension is not longer available in the store

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/https-everywhere)