Google Considers Rewarding Websites that Use Encryption

Encryption keeps a web surfer's data from being tampered with or seen by others and sends information to the correct recipients.

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Following its use of encryption in search and Gmail to counter Internet censorship and NSA snooping, Google recently stepped up its encryption efforts in China to counter the censorship system known as the Great Firewall.

Now the search giant is considering rewarding encrypted websites, which may lead to more widespread adoption, according to a new report by The Wall Street Journal.

Encrypting data transmitted over the Internet adds a barrier between web users and anyone that wants to snoop on their Internet activities, or steal their information.

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