Google will always use an encrypted HTTPS connection...

Google will always use an encrypted HTTPS connection for its email service, Gmail, the company said in a Thursday blog post (http://bit.ly/1fKtG8Q). Gmail has always supported HTTPS since launching, and HTTPS has been the default since 2010, Google said. But now, the email service will default to encrypted HTTPS, according to the post. “Today’s change means that no one can listen in on your messages as they go back and forth between you and Gmail’s servers -- no matter if you're using public WiFi or logging in from your computer, phone or tablet.” The company said all messages sent or received will be encrypted while moving internally between Gmail servers and Google’s data centers, “something we made a top priority after last summer’s revelations.” In October, it was revealed that the National Security Agency is secretly tapping the links connecting Google and Yahoo’s data centers around the world ((CD Oct 31 p9).