Gmail now always uses an encrypted HTTPS connection when you check or send email

Google today announced it has made security improvements to Gmail to further protect users’ emails from snooping. Gmail now always use an encrypted HTTPS connection when you check or send email. While Gmail has offered HTTPS support since the day it launched, and Google turned the feature on by default back in 2010, today’s change goes a step further. Google promises that now “no one can listen in on your messages as they go back and forth between you and Gmail’s servers.” This means that Gmail will use the most secure connection whether you’re connecting on your home network or...



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