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Using HTTPS? The URL may not be fully encrypted, hence can be tracked

2 pointsby sci_c0over 5 years ago

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sci_c0over 5 years ago
When request is made over HTTPS, the server name in the URL may not be encrypted, only the path to the resource will be encrypted.<p>i.e.<p>if you type <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.example.com&#x2F;path&#x2F;to&#x2F;my&#x2F;resource?show=pretty" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.example.com&#x2F;path&#x2F;to&#x2F;my&#x2F;resource?show=pretty</a> then the www.example.com may be sent in plain text only the path part will be encrypted.
Piskvorrrover 5 years ago
TL;DR: SNI sends <i>hostname</i> (not whole URL) in plaintext, ESNI (encrypted) is not widely supported (not in Chrome, off by default in Firefox, visited domain also needs to support it).