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EFF Releases HTTPS Everywhere 1.0

EFF has released the first final version of its HTTPS Everywhere Firefox extension, which forces the browser to use a secure HTTPS connection on sites that offer it.

According to the EFF, version 1.0 includes support for more than 1000 new sites as the software moves out of beta.

The plugin currently supports all major sites including popular destinations such as, Google, Wikipedia, Twitter, Facebook, Wordpress, Paypal, or the New York Time. It was created in collaboration with the Tor Project and is based on code provided by the NoScript Project.

The EFF said that HTTPS Everywhere was designed to deliver a simpler user experience than NoScript, but support complex rewriting rules that allow services like Google Search and Wikipedia to be redirected to HTTPS without breaking anything.

The HTTPS Extension is offered as free download.