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Google Switching to SSL By Default For Logged-In Users

Posted by Unknown on from the except-for-other-google-services dept.

nonprofiteer writes "Google plans to encrypt search for signed-in users, so that websites will no longer get to see the search terms that led a user to their site, though they will get aggregated reports on the top 1000 search terms that led traffic to their sites."

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  1. Refreshing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This will break those sites that automatically generate content based on your search query.

  2. Good or bad? by Daetrin · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Is this going to be considered good because it helps protect our privacy from the websites? Or bad because Google is effectively monetizing the private information by keeping the details to themselves (and using it?) while only handing out aggregate data to everyone else? I can see arguments being made either way.

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    1. Re:Good or bad? by blair1q · · Score: 5, Insightful

      How is it private information when you presented it to Google for them to do the legwork on finding 1.8 million matching websites?

      They're making it a shared secret between you and Google instead of a broadcast message to every link you choose to click.

      They're monetizing it because, well, they are the ones who gave you the free advice. 1.8 million times.