Re: But ...
It gets you lots more than that. Your entire GET request is encrypted. So if you browse the BBC news site at work, currently your boss can track not just your use of the site, but also what stories your interested in. Perhaps you show a sudden interest in cancer stories and so you lose your job in some downsizing just in case you go off on sick leave. With https, all your boss knows is that you spent 20 minutes reading the news.
By hiding the metadata https benefits more than just users of sites that personalize content.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
