Tuesday, 22 April 2014

Google Working on End-to-End Encryption of Emails for Gmail

Gmail Encryption

Google is thinking for safe side for Gmail users to encrypt their emails as per the reports. Engineers from Google are working on ways to make PGP easier for users in concern to NSA revelations.

Its still in vague of what steps are going to be taken to implementation to create a huge difference in the security of the final product.

PGP doesn't allow for a password reset, and only the end user has the capability to decrypt a message.

Gmail Encrypted Msg

The worst part is for them who lose their passwords and expect to reset and something more to it is for Google's business, since it means the company would not be able to use the encrypted text to target ads. Till things get revealed Google declined to comment on the company's plans, or when the service might be available to Gmail users.

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