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Google Thwarts NSA By Encrypting Web Search Globally
- The Washington Post, Friday, March 14, 2014 1:43 PM
Google said it has begun to routinely encrypt Web searches in China as part of a global privacy effort to stop surveillance by government intelligence agencies, police, and hackers who can view emails, search queries and video chats with available tools when the content goes unprotected. The move was prompted by the latest development, Edward Snowden's release of the National Security Agency documents detailing the extent of government surveillance of the Internet.
