Secure search using Google
Google turns on SSL encryption for search (Source: theregister.co.uk)
This is indeed a good gesture from Google. In the era where Google is considered a synonym for Search, ensuring privacy of users accessing Google's search features is indeed a gesture that can win the confidence (at-least partially) of critics who question Google's commitment towards protecting end user privacy.
I believe, this move to ensure privacy of search and user information, especially from a company whose CEO has stated - "If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place," is definitely a move in the right direction.
Though this is not the ONE step that ensures absolute privacy from all standpoints, this certainly ensures that ones personal information stays secure from (third-party)eavesdroppers. As mentioned earlier, Google has become the one stop where people can search for explanations of health issues, medical conditions and what not. Now one can be a bit more optimistic and confident to use Google search even in a crowded airport or on an open wireless network. At least, the guy sitting next to me or the network admin is not looking at what I'm searching on google.
This is indeed a good gesture from Google. In the era where Google is considered a synonym for Search, ensuring privacy of users accessing Google's search features is indeed a gesture that can win the confidence (at-least partially) of critics who question Google's commitment towards protecting end user privacy.
I believe, this move to ensure privacy of search and user information, especially from a company whose CEO has stated - "If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place," is definitely a move in the right direction.
Though this is not the ONE step that ensures absolute privacy from all standpoints, this certainly ensures that ones personal information stays secure from (third-party)eavesdroppers. As mentioned earlier, Google has become the one stop where people can search for explanations of health issues, medical conditions and what not. Now one can be a bit more optimistic and confident to use Google search even in a crowded airport or on an open wireless network. At least, the guy sitting next to me or the network admin is not looking at what I'm searching on google.