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paxys ◴[] No.27304033[source]
Having at least authenticated sections of your site use HTTPS was standard well before 2011.
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tl ◴[] No.27304427[source]
Let's Encrypt started in 2014 to address HTTP overuse.

In 2011, I (in-house corp app dev) was still stuck with HTTP services (behind a firewall, accessible only via VPN).

In 2014, public facing mobile apps using HTTP was prevalent enough to prompt name and shame campaigns. [1] My fuzzy memory suggests some banks were still using HTTP.

[1] https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/08/new-w...

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1. birdyrooster ◴[] No.27307101[source]
Let’s encrypt came way way late to the party. We had been banging the drum for 20 years by then.