My 2 guesses: 1) The internet is extremely vulnerable. Any login or search can be sniffed by someone (without any knowledge of hacking) fairly easily without SSL. This pose's a huge security concern for people using Google's product. A lot of us probably search things we don't want anyone knowing about regardless if that information is captured by someone you don't know.
2) It can be Google's way of promoting of a shift in web standards and development. The flaws of the internet have been relatively hidden until the release of Firesheep and other vulnerability programs. Good web practice should always include SSL (the major issues being overhead and cost :[ ) to protect users and any of their information. Regards, Vincent Smith On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 8:32 AM, Joseph Apuzzo <[email protected]> wrote: > A friend of mind turned me on to https://www.google.com aka to have an > encrypted conversation with Google. > I've been using it, since I like as much crypt-o traffic on the net as > possible. > > But why? Anyone have any intelligent toughs on the subject, I would like to > hear your take on the service and what it's good for. > > -- > /** > ** Joe Apuzzo > ** Call Sign: KD2AKU > ** PGP/GPG: pub key ID BB5C7 > **/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > Oct 5 - Distributed Authentication Systems > Nov 2 - Nov 2011 > Dec 7 - Chef > > -- Regards, Vincent Smith [email protected]
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