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Originally Posted by Quoth
https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/20...-usb-transfer/
Google arrogance being copied by Mozilla. Edge is based on Google's Chrome now, so the real solution is:
On Chrome, click the lock icon next to Amazon’s web address while viewing Amazon’s website, then select Site Settings > Insecure content > Allow
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Mixed content is an actual security risk: it's not called insecure for nothing. This is not "arrogance", it's only common sense -- if you're transferring a webpage via an encrypted channel (SSL/TLS), that page shouldn't be calling on unencrypted resources as part of the page load, because third parties can spy on your (unencrypted) requests for those resources in transit. This can and does leak state associated with the encrypted page!
There's a *reason* browsers are increasingly banning this. Amazon is at fault for using it -- if it is: I've just tried a download from amazon.co.uk's Manage Your Kindle page and it worked fine with mixed content blocked. Maybe this is yet another thing that varies by country.