Quite some days back, Google introduced encrypted Google searches. The concept of encryption comes into play when Internet services use secure socket layers, better known as SSL connections to encrypt the information that travels between your computer and their service.

An encrypted service is recognized by a web address that starts with “https” and this is the default address for any e-commerce or banking site, where the transaction of money is involved. If you try to access Paypal by typing http://www.paypal.com the address will be redirected to https://www.paypal.com
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