<p>Connections to Gmail are now HTTPS Only. Google is also encrypting messages as they move between Google's own servers.</p><p>Starting Thursday, Gmail will always use an encrypted HTTPS connection for sending and receiving email.</p><p>Gmail has supported HTTPS since 2004 (an option to enable HTTPS as the default setting for a particular account was added in 2008) and in 2010, Google made HTTPS connections the default user option.</p><p>Now, Gmail will only transfer data between your computer and Gmail's servers through an HTTPS connection. That means there is no chance of someone disabling the option on your account or machine in an attempt to intercept data before it hits Google's servers.</p><p><a href="http://mashable.com/2014/03/20/gmail-https-only/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://time.com/33655/gmail-encryption-nsa/">Gmail Ramps Up Encryption to Thwart the NSA, but It&#039;s Still Not a Silver Bullet</a> (TIME)</p><p><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2014/03/20/technology/security/gmail-nsa/">Google tries to NSA-proof Gmail</a> (CNNMoney)</p><p><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/20/5530072/google-encrypts-gmail-between-data-centers-to-keep-out-nsa">Google encrypts Gmail between data centers to keep the NSA...</a> (The Verge)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=djGLk2m1oaL1t7MSyLttrNJIrg35M&authuser=0&ned=us">315 additional articles.</a></p>