SAN FRANCISCO,USA:Google has introduced an encrypted version of its search engine to ensure that the searches of users don’t get accessible by anyone else on their network.
The latest version is SSL encrypted and positioned at https://www.google. com. It has been rolled out gradually, like all other changes in the security functions of Google. SSL search implies that an encrypted connection is established between the user’s browser and Google's servers. When the user triggers a search, the search terms and results will be visible only to the users themselves and anybody sniffing on the network. The launch has been undertaken in view of Google’s own Wi-Fi data sniffing disaster. The Company is likely to suffer class action in Germany and the US. There is a possibility that Google had been working the SSL search ahead of the disaster as it had already introduced the encrypted versions of Gmail and Google Docs. "Also, since SSL connections require additional time to set up the encryption between your browser and the remote web server, your experience with search over SSL might be slightly slower than your regular Google search experience", Quoted Google. However, Google has clarified that it will still pick up the search data whenever the users choose secure search engines, in order to improve on the quality of search. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nforceit" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nforceit?hl=en-GB.
