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> Tampering of content has nothing to do with your privacy; it's a security matter. A nefarious man-in-the-middle could insert content which attacks your browser or redirects it to a malicious site, etc.

Curious, why that doesn't happen when I access https://verybadguy.tld/this_page_absolutely_doesnt_have_harm... for the first time? Isn't it the browser's job to handle harmful content?



Browsers are indeed supposed to make it safe to connect to anything; it is their job. They have not had a perfect track record, though.




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