HTTPS Everywhere
E131668
HTTPS Everywhere is a browser extension that automatically enforces secure, encrypted HTTPS connections to websites to protect users’ privacy and security online.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HTTPS Everywhere canonical | 1 |
| HTTPS Everywhere (historical project) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1159302 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: HTTPS Everywhere Context triple: [Electronic Frontier Foundation, notableWork, HTTPS Everywhere]
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A.
HTTPS
HTTPS is the secure version of the HTTP protocol that encrypts data exchanged between a client and server to protect confidentiality and integrity on the web.
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B.
SSL
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is a cryptographic protocol designed to provide secure, encrypted communication over a computer network, commonly used to protect data transmitted between clients and servers.
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C.
TLS
TLS (Transport Layer Security) is a cryptographic protocol that secures data transmitted over networks by providing encryption, authentication, and integrity between communicating applications.
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D.
Opera Crypto Browser
Opera Crypto Browser is a web browser tailored for cryptocurrency and Web3 users, featuring built-in wallet functionality, dApp support, and enhanced blockchain security tools.
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E.
Egmont Secure Web
Egmont Secure Web is a secure online platform used by the Egmont Group to facilitate confidential information sharing and collaboration among financial intelligence units worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: HTTPS Everywhere Target entity description: HTTPS Everywhere is a browser extension that automatically enforces secure, encrypted HTTPS connections to websites to protect users’ privacy and security online.
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A.
HTTPS
HTTPS is the secure version of the HTTP protocol that encrypts data exchanged between a client and server to protect confidentiality and integrity on the web.
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B.
SSL
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is a cryptographic protocol designed to provide secure, encrypted communication over a computer network, commonly used to protect data transmitted between clients and servers.
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C.
TLS
TLS (Transport Layer Security) is a cryptographic protocol that secures data transmitted over networks by providing encryption, authentication, and integrity between communicating applications.
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D.
Opera Crypto Browser
Opera Crypto Browser is a web browser tailored for cryptocurrency and Web3 users, featuring built-in wallet functionality, dApp support, and enhanced blockchain security tools.
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E.
Egmont Secure Web
Egmont Secure Web is a secure online platform used by the Egmont Group to facilitate confidential information sharing and collaboration among financial intelligence units worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
browser extension
ⓘ
free and open-source software ⓘ privacy software ⓘ security software ⓘ |
| category |
Internet privacy software
ⓘ
browser security extension ⓘ |
| developer |
Electronic Frontier Foundation
ⓘ
The Tor Project ⓘ |
| distribution | browser extension stores ⓘ |
| feature |
ability to disable rules for specific sites
ⓘ
automatic redirection from HTTP to HTTPS ⓘ integration with Tor Browser ⓘ ruleset-based URL rewriting ⓘ support for custom user rulesets ⓘ |
| hasComponent | HTTPS ruleset list ⓘ |
| implements | HTTPS protocol enforcement ⓘ |
| initialReleaseDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| license | GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Electronic Frontier Foundation ⓘ |
| operatesOn | web traffic ⓘ |
| platform |
Chromium-based browsers
ⓘ
Google Chrome ⓘ Mozilla Firefox ⓘ Opera ⓘ The Tor Project ⓘ
surface form:
Tor Browser
|
| programmingLanguage | JavaScript ⓘ |
| protectsAgainst |
passive network eavesdropping
ⓘ
some forms of man-in-the-middle attacks ⓘ unencrypted HTTP connections ⓘ |
| purpose |
enforce HTTPS connections to websites
ⓘ
improve user privacy ⓘ improve user security ⓘ |
| recommendation | users should rely on browser built-in HTTPS-Only modes ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
HTTP Strict Transport Security specification
ⓘ
surface form:
HTTP Strict Transport Security
Let’s Encrypt ⓘ TLS ⓘ
surface form:
Transport Layer Security
|
| replacedBy | built-in HTTPS-Only features in modern browsers ⓘ |
| securityDomain | transport layer security ⓘ |
| softwareVersioningModel | release versioning ⓘ |
| status | maintenance mode ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Electronic Frontier Foundation
ⓘ
The Tor Project ⓘ |
| targetUser |
web users concerned about privacy
ⓘ
web users concerned about security ⓘ |
| updateMechanism | automatic ruleset updates over the internet ⓘ |
| website | https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: HTTPS Everywhere Description of subject: HTTPS Everywhere is a browser extension that automatically enforces secure, encrypted HTTPS connections to websites to protect users’ privacy and security online.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
HTTPS Everywhere (historical project)