Google Offers Encrypted Web Search Option 288
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alphadogg writes "People who want to shield their use of Google's Web search engine from network snoops now have the option of encrypting the session with SSL protection. In the case of Google search, SSL will protect the transmission of search queries entered by users and the search results returned by Google servers. Google began rolling out the encrypted version of its Web search engine on Friday. 'We think users will appreciate this new option for searching. It's a helpful addition to users' online privacy and security, and we'll continue to add encryption support for more search offerings,' wrote Evan Roseman, a Google software engineer, in an official blog post."
Re:The real reason (Score:3, Funny)
I once misspelled "harass" as "harrass". I fixed this by recalling that I should not "har-ass her-ass". This has both everything and nothing to do with embarrassment, so embarrassment works the other way.