They could encourage developers to support and prefer HTTPS – which is exactly what they are doing: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;developer.apple.com&#x2F;library&#x2F;prerelease&#x2F;ios&#x2F;technotes&#x2F;App-Transport-Security-Technote&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;developer.apple.com&#x2F;library&#x2F;prerelease&#x2F;ios&#x2F;technotes...</a>