Commenting on the argument rather than the conclusion, it does an odd bait-and-switch.
> there is a statement that 'there is no such thing as insensitive web traffic' -- yet there is. [...] Forcing these transfers to go to HTTPS would cause an undue strain on limited resources that have become even more constrained over the past few years.
That HTTPS adds additional strain on resources says nothing on whether the data is sensitive or not. The entire post leaves "Non-sensitive web traffic does exist" as an assertion while going on to provide arguments around resources.
Not that "HTTPS-Only Standard" makes a particularly coherent argument in the other direction.
> there is a statement that 'there is no such thing as insensitive web traffic' -- yet there is. [...] Forcing these transfers to go to HTTPS would cause an undue strain on limited resources that have become even more constrained over the past few years.
That HTTPS adds additional strain on resources says nothing on whether the data is sensitive or not. The entire post leaves "Non-sensitive web traffic does exist" as an assertion while going on to provide arguments around resources.
Not that "HTTPS-Only Standard" makes a particularly coherent argument in the other direction.