Google Launches Encrypted Search
Google users can now run encrypted searches using the company’s flagship search site simply by navigating to https://google.com. The move brings the same web security system that protects online banking, website log-ins and shopping to search — a first for a major search engine. The encryption makes it incredibly difficult for anyone in between your computer and Google’s servers to see what search terms you use or what results Google sends back. Additionally, when you click through a search result on Google’s new secure page, your browser will not send along “referrer data” revealing the search terms you used. The new option does ...

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