• After 15+ years, we've made a big change: Android Forums is now Early Bird Club. Learn more here.

Google announces they are turning on HSTS encryption for their search page

Google takes encryption very seriously and today they've announced the implementation of HTTP Strict Transport Security (aka HSTS) for www.Google.com.

Google has had encryption enabled for a while now, but HSTS takes it a step further by preventing users from mistakenly heading to HTTP URLs.
 
Last edited by a moderator:

BEST TECH IN 2023

We've been tracking upcoming products and ranking the best tech since 2007. Thanks for trusting our opinion: we get rewarded through affiliate links that earn us a commission and we invite you to learn more about us.

Smartphones