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v0id	17-05-2010 01:05

Re: Google to offer encrypted search

I shall use this, while wearing my tinfoil hat.

Frank

17-05-2010 03:26

Re: Google to offer encrypted search

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Originally Posted by Stuart C (Post 35022882)

I don't think there is a legitimate reason that the average consumer would want https protected searches.

I can think of one good reason. You are doing web searches on a public/work computer and you want privacy. Let's hope they enable post requests on HTTPS instead of get requests that display the query string in thr URL. Otherwise I agree, it does seem completely pointless.

Paul	17-05-2010 04:00

Re: Google to offer encrypted search

TBH, it never occured to me until now that google didnt allow https already.

Sirius

17-05-2010 07:36

Re: Google to offer encrypted search

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Originally Posted by Paul M (Post 35023076)

TBH, it never occured to me until now that google didnt allow https already.

It does on its mail if you tick the box.

http://mail.google.com/support/bin/a...l&answer=74765

Stuart

17-05-2010 11:06

Re: Google to offer encrypted search

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Originally Posted by Frank (Post 35023069)

Even if you are doing a web search on a public or work computer, as soon as you go to an HTTP site, the security offered by the HTTPS search page is removed. Unless they are going to protect their cached results as well, and you only use those.

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