Comments on: How to Perform Encrypted Google Searches From Firefox and Google Chrome http://maketecheasier.com/perform-encrypted-google-searches-from-firefox-google-chrome/2010/06/16 Uncomplicating the complicated, making life easier Fri, 25 May 2012 17:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: CityZen http://maketecheasier.com/perform-encrypted-google-searches-from-firefox-google-chrome/2010/06/16#comment-28417 CityZen Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:21:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=16977#comment-28417 A simpler, though more dangerous, way to do this is to just edit the search.json file in your preferences directory, changing "http://www.google.com" to "https://encrypted.google.com" (there were a couple of locations in there to change).  You should make a backup first, just in case! As for changing the awesome bar, the same idea works, except that you type "about:config" into the bar first, then filter with "keyword.url".  Change the setting shown as above. A simpler, though more dangerous, way to do this is to just edit the search.json file in your preferences directory, changing “http://www.google.com” to “https://encrypted.google.com” (there were a couple of locations in there to change).  You should make a backup first, just in case!

As for changing the awesome bar, the same idea works, except that you type “about:config” into the bar first, then filter with “keyword.url”.  Change the setting shown as above.

]]> By: narcarsiss http://maketecheasier.com/perform-encrypted-google-searches-from-firefox-google-chrome/2010/06/16#comment-17206 narcarsiss Wed, 07 Jul 2010 05:40:45 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=16977#comment-17206 Googles Browsing History Still records the raw search term :D not so secure if you ask me if they know what your searching. Googles Browsing History Still records the raw search term :D not so secure if you ask me if they know what your searching.

]]> By: MirzaD http://maketecheasier.com/perform-encrypted-google-searches-from-firefox-google-chrome/2010/06/16#comment-16962 MirzaD Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:42:49 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=16977#comment-16962 How to add google ssl "I fell lucky" search to awesome bar in firefox ? How to add google ssl “I fell lucky” search to awesome bar in firefox ?

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