Google Makes Secure Connections Default For Gmail

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Google Makes Secure Connections Default For Gmail
Google, most likely responding to the announcement on Tuesday of the Gmail hacking which led to their ending filtering of search results in China, has made https:// the default for Gmail. The company had added the option of using https:// in 2008, but had made it optional, citing a possible performance hit.