ELI5 Encryption - is your browsing activity visible to your ISP?

ELI5 Explain Like I'm 5: Bite sized answers to stuff you should know about - in a mini podcast

What can your Internet Service Provider see when you use an encrypted connection? How about when you don’t? What does RSA stand for? Why is prime factorization the mathematical basis for cryptography and encryption?

... we explain like I'm five

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