Re: But ...
It means the stuff can't be altered in transit by an ISP or a malicious party. Think Verizon's client ID or the Chinese Cannon. Encrypted EVERYTHING is the most practical way to deal with these kinds of man-in-the-middle alterations, and a TLS-based protocol is the best option we have that's in wide use. Also, HTTPS has the big benefit that it's already in use, unlike Berners-Lee's proposal which is over 15 years old (RFC2817) and requires browser rewrites to support a protocol that doesn't exist yet (which may not be an option for old-but-still-in-use programs).
Biting the hand that feeds IT
