Google said Thursday it will by default encrypt data warehoused in its Cloud Storage service. The server-side encryption is now active for all new data written to Cloud Storage, and older data will be ...

Update: In a statement issued to Engadget, Google explained that they did in fact drop the requirement for default encryption because of “performance issues”. You can read Google’s full statement ...

Hooray, another win for data privacy! Up until today, people who used the Messages by Google app for texting have been able to turn on RCS, the messaging standard that the company has adopted, to ...

Google will begin using website encryption, or HTTPS, as a ranking signal – a move which should prompt website developers who have dragged their heels on increased security measures, or who debated ...

Google launched a new beta service this week–encrypted search using SSL (secure sockets layer) to protect searches from being snooped or intercepted while traversing the Internet. Encrypted Google ...

Last year, Google made headlines when it revealed that its next version of Android would require full-disk encryption on all new phones. Older versions of Android had ...

When Android Lollipop was announced last year, Google said it would require full-disk encryption by default. However, new devices shipping with Android 5.0 don’t include it as a standard feature, Ars ...

One of the easiest ways to protect your privacy and security on a smartphone is to set a passcode or biometric lock to enable disk encryption. That way if your phone gets lost or stolen, no one can ...

As Google explores new ways to protect its user’s privacy, here’s a look back at the 15-year-old firm’s long-term romance with encryption — pulled from last week’s lengthy report on the matter.

How to encrypt specific sections of Google Docs with the DocSecrets add-on Your email has been sent Anyone who needs to hide away sections of text in Google Documents should give this handy add-on a ...

If 37 of the world’s Internet security experts are right, the world would be a lot safer from identity theft if only Google encrypted Gmail by default. The HTTPS protocol is currently an option for ...