Gmail improves its encryption in response to government snooping
Gmail comes up with improved encryption, but there are still limited opportunities for government spies and others to snoop on private e-mail messages
March 25, 2014 at 05:25 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.com
There is a renewed effort by Google to ensure Gmail is secure from government snooping or from other outsiders with nefarious intentions.
The latest move helps private companies and other organizations concerned about protecting their own or their customers' privacy, but it definitely has limits.
First, Google announced in a blog post last week that Gmail as of now “will always use an encrypted HTTPS connection when you check or send email.” HTTPS is a secure communications protocol.
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