Google Is Now Rolling Out End-to-End Encryption for (Some) Gmail Users
via witopia.com
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Gmail is one of—if not the—most popular email platform in the world. But it’s not the favorite for users who care about their privacy. Google doesn’t offer end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for basic Gmail users, instead opting for “Transport Layer Security” (TLS). This provides security in transit, but doesn’t help once the message reaches its destination. […]