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New Gmail Security Features

A couple of days after revealing Google Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights activist were broken into, the Mountain View, Calif., company has released new security features for Gmail accounts. The encryption now defaults to HTTPS for everyone.

Google explains that it adds an extra level of security, but can slow access to mail. An option is to turn off the extra security feature yourself. Google provides steps to disable the feature if you choose.

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