"This information can be read by a third party.."

[msw123307]

What do you all do when you receive this pop up (firefox)? "do you wish to continue? this info could be easily read by a third party, it's unencrypted, etc.."

I've been getting it every now and then on a few sites. One happened today after I input my password somewhere. Who could read it? If my network is secure, am I ok? If not, why in 2009 are sites not prepared to protect their users?

 

[-Ryan-]

I suppose it depends what site you're on. If it's a bank website, I'd definitely not continue, but if it's some silly secure server there for no reason other than to look secure (Microsoft Hotmail), then I would just continue. The likelihood of anything happening is so low it's probably worth the risk.

 

[Jethryn Freyman]

It means that anyone between you and the server you are connecting to can read the transmitted data.

 

[msw123307]

It means that anyone between you and the server you are connecting to can read the transmitted data.

ok - i understand, but who can be between those two places? the owner of a network? sorry im not that familiar with this.

 

[Jethryn Freyman]

ok - i understand, but who can be between those two places? the owner of a network? sorry im not that familiar with this.

Your ISP, and every server that the data travels through to go from your computer to the end server. Normally, thats around a dozen or so servers.