I see your point - many of these are side effects of encryption - but the reason I (the author) wanted to focus on some of these things, particularly 2, 3 and 4, is that people don&#x27;t realise there may be problems they encounter from not using HTTPS, even if privacy wasn&#x27;t their main concern.<p>E.g, you run an online video company, and (for some silly reason) you don&#x27;t care about privacy. You still don&#x27;t want T-Mobile turning your great HD content into a low resolution blocky mess.<p><i></i>Edit<i></i>: actually, thinking about it, you&#x27;re right. I&#x27;ve updated the article to use the word &#x27;privacy&#x27; to better separate it from the other aspects on encryption. Thanks datalist!