
Originally Posted by
xecutable
HTTPS became a ranking factor back in August 2014. I left this forum for the past 3 years, because of the absence of https and total neglect of the user's data.
I was going to add my comments about this thread being a JOKE a week or so ago... Why? Because myself and other members were asking for years to have SSL. BUT All we ever got, were 'talk to the hand responses'.
Like most thing at this forum, positive change, only seems to come about, when or if, the action of making said change(s), benefits the owner(s). SSL was only added because Google/Chrome announced it would likely devalue site SERP's IF the site was using NON SSL.
Hence, within literally days, all stops were pulled to add SSL.
If the decrease in ranking was not an eminent risk, I'm 99.999% sure, the GPWA would still be using http 
Therefore SSL was not added to protect "members data". No... instead, it was added to protect its SERPS.
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