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		ctz on Dec 13, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Marking HTTP as Non-Secure I suggest looking at the world beyond your immediate environs. 6 cents vs 6 dollars is the difference between a person in a low-income economy spending 0.1% vs 18% of their income on a website.

Mister_Snuggles on Dec 13, 2014 [–]

That works out to an income of about $33/mo. I think that person has a lot more to worry about than where to host their static site.

ctz on Dec 13, 2014 | [–]

My source for that figure was the World Bank[1], which gives a GNI per capita of 400USD PA for the Democratic Republic of Congo.

[1]: http://data.worldbank.org/country/congo-dem-rep

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