Eli5: How is https secure when all social media companies track you?

Question

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In: Engineering

Answer 1

Secure against some threats. In the case of HTTPS, it’s against someone spying on the wire, and a site impersonating the desired site. HTTPS doesn’t protect you from the site itself.

Same with other security and privacy measures. None of them protects against everything, each protects against some specific threats.