It is no longer true that image search is unavailable via HTTPS. As far as I can tell, Google is fully functional via SSL.
Defaulting to using Google via SSL is the right thing to do. I suggest this bug be closed as obsolete. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/683987 Title: Location bar searches change to HTTPS SSL GOOGLE Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Binary package hint: firefox Use https://encrypted.google.com/ in searches Vote on idea in http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/26610/ To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/683987/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp