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Originally Posted by AmeliaG
Does SSL really make that much of a difference?
As I understood it, the point was to make it more transparent what the ownership of a site is, but the free ones are mass used and don't do that at all.
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Yes, SSL is crucial and provides a ranking boost.
The free ones are DCV (Domain Control Validation) they confirm the owner's email address of the domain matches the domain's certificate and provide a secure browser to website connection for surfers.
Without SSL, everything you do is sent and received in plain text over networks.