After Chinese hackers broke GOOGLE its services, Google has tightened up Gmail encryption.
Since 2008 users of Google mail have had the option of using the HTTPS protocol, which encrypts mail as it travels between the web browser and Google's servers.
Writing in google official blog, Google said that using HTTPS helps protect data from being snooped by third parties, such as in public WiFi hotspots.
Initially Google decided to leave the choice of using HTTPS all the time instead of just during user signon to its users because the more secure protocol did slow down traffic.
After researching the matter, Google now thinks that the benefits outweigh the drawbacks and has turned on HTTPS on for everyone all the time.
It is rolling out default HTTPS for everyone. If you've previously set your own preference in Gmail Settings to HTTPS, nothing will change for your account. If punters trust the security of their networks and don't want default HTTPS turned on for performance reasons, they can turn it off from the Gmail Settings menu.
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