Google unveils End-to-End Chrome plugin for webmail encryption

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Google unveils End-to-End Chrome plugin for webmail encryption
But source code only for now, until it's been verified secure
By Shaun Nichols, 3 Jun 2014
Google has posted the source code for a new email encryption plugin that aims to make it easier to send secure messages using the Chrome browser.

The company said that its End-to-End Chrome plugin, currently in alpha development status, will provide a secure method for transmitting data between users, with data encrypted locally in a user's browser and decrypted by the recipient via OpenPGP.
While Google offers limited security for Gmail by forcing HTTPS connections for all communication to and from the server, the company said that its Chrome plugin would expand protections to other services and allow for message information to be secure from endpoint to endpoint (so long as you're running Chrome with the plugin installed).
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/06/03/google_unveils_end_to_end_for_email_encryption/

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Nice I hope they use a 1024bit encryption or even better 2048bit as most VPN's do!
 
Daniel 😉

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