People sometimes wonder why the @googlechrome team pushes HTTPS so hard. I've read some good conspiracy theories.
Here's the reality:
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What would that gain you ?
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Not having a Monero miner running in the background.
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Yes, but not even that. Just doing https pings to the site every so often would let the site track when you're online and how your ip changes (i.e. track your movement).
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I would go so far as saying even background tabs should not be able to do this without opt-in; certainly sites you explicitly closed should not be able to.
End of conversation
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