Warn Insecure Redirection
Extension Actions
To protect your privacy, this extension warns you if a URL looks to be a redirection URL and does not use HTTPS.
If you visit a link which appears to be a redirection link and if the link is not loaded over HTTPS, it will expose the redirection link to snoopers.
For example, if you visit:
http://www.example.com/redirect?goto=https://www.paypal.me/ashleymadison/100USD
Did you see the "HTTP" in "http://www.example.com" means it is insecure?
Since example.com did not use HTTPS, everyone on the Internet will know that you intend to visit the Paypal website to send money to Ashley Madison. Even though the Paypal website will be loaded over HTTPS, your intention will already be exposed by visiting example.com over an insecure connection.
This extension will catch these potential problems and give you the option to:
1. Try using HTTPS to load example.com
2. Directly use HTTPS to load paypal.me
3. Continue using the insecure link
This extension will also use HTTPS to ping the root page at example.com to see if it is accessible and if so, will automatically use HTTPS to load example.com.
It will also use HTTPS to ping the root page at paypal.me to see if it is accessible and will add a tick or cross, so that you can decide whether you want to go directly to it or not.
The ping is done by sending a HEAD request with no "cookies" and no "referral" to protect your privacy. The root page was chosen to alleviate side effects and to protect your privacy.