Google Adds Extra Encryption to Gmail

Google has switched on https encryption as a default for all Gmail accounts to improve the security of its web-based email service

The move will ensure that data is transmitted more securely between a user's computer and Google's email servers, and is designed to prevent hackers and cybercriminals "snooping" on mail accounts in public Wi-Fi hotspots.

Google said that the timing of the announcement was unrelated to the news that the Gmail accounts of human rights activists had been hacked in China, leading Google to consider winding down its web presence in the country unless it was allowed to offer citizens uncensored access to the internet.

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