Windows 7 - Google Will Soon Encrypt All Your Searches

Brink · 10-18-2011

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If the idea of sending your shady search queries into the ether makes you a little nervous, Google is coming to the rescue with a plan to encrypt searches. In the next few weeks, users that are signed into their Google account will automatically be directed to the HTTPS search page for secure searches.

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Maximum PC | Google Will Soon Encrypt All Your Searches

ignatzatsonic · 10-18-2011

If I understand that correctly, rubes like me who just do searches from Google.com will not have searches encrypted? I think I have some sort of a Google account but haven't logged into it in a year or two---and probably would not just to search.

debugged · 10-19-2011

Here's the link if you want to make a shortcut, or set it up in your browser: Google SSL beta

kado897 · 10-19-2011

Not before time. It's a pain to have to remember to use HTTPS.

yzcderf · 10-19-2011

web filters will not work any more,
filters don't work on SSL

logicearth · 10-19-2011

https://duckduckgo.com already encrypted, you are slow Google.

JerometheGiraff · 10-21-2011

Sure the Internet is helpful, but I'm slowly finding it stupid. Honest.

Cr00zng · 10-23-2011

Quote: Originally Posted by kado897

Not before time. It's a pain to have to remember to use HTTPS.

Not if you use HTTPS Everywhere for Firefox, it'll switch to https when available; like Google search...

Cr00zng · 10-23-2011

Quote: Originally Posted by yzcderf

web filters will not work any more,
filters don't work on SSL

And that would be bad why?

Seriously...
Most of the web filtering solution nowadays can terminate SSL connection for the purpose of filtering web content.

killer bee · 10-23-2011

Ya Google start this process last 19th.