Google Encrypts Gmail Users

It is hard not to look on new Google security stories without also considering the recent revelatory news about its operations in China, especially as in this case it concerns one section of their services at the centre of that story – Gmail.

Gmail users have had the option to encrypt their connections since July last year.  This system uses SSL, a common form of encryption on the web – anyone who has used an ecommerce store where the address started ‘https’ will have already used it. In the last few days however, Google has announced that this encryption service will be enabled by default for all users. Users who have it already enabled will see no change, and users who wish it disabled will also have that option in their Gmail settings menu.

The full announcement can be read on the Official Gmail Blog.

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