HTTPS Is Finally the Default Throughout Tumblr

HTTPS is now the default throughout Tumblr--a move the Verizon-owned site called "long overdue." For comparison's sake, Facebook made the same switch in July 2013, and Twitter did it even earlier: August 2011. Zack Whittaker of TechCrunch pointed out that prior to this week's update, Tumblr was the highest-ranked site according to Alexa data that...