I noticed that as well, I always use SSL - so much of my life is controlled by email. I recognize that the risk might be minimal, but the prevention is equally painless - so why not just leave it in SSL mode all the time and at least make it challenging for someone to steal it.
Eric Rice
· 1 year ago
Heck, be careful using ANY public hotspot.
If you go to conferences (even major new media/social ones), now or in the past, you probably were sniffed *and* published. It's been known that in some cases, googling for your password (which can be done easily if you are in a hurry, browser windows competing for attention and so on, as is the case w/ Windows), you might find your password in a list on the web.
Still won't fight complacency or, that people probably wouldn't willfully enter their password as a search term.
Chris
· 1 year ago
Google should make this secure for all users, if they don't like the speed they should change it themselves. I hope Google changes it to https settings quickly. Most users care about security than speed.
Sandy Kemsley
· 1 year ago
Unfortunately, Google doesn't yet support this option for Google Apps accounts, or at least it's not in the Settings tab.
Emily Williams
· 1 year ago
Thanks for the tip, Stan! Going to do it right now.
Tedel
· 1 year ago
As far as I'm concerned, the only email service that uses https:// permanently is Hushmail. Am I wrong?
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If you go to conferences (even major new media/social ones), now or in the past, you probably were sniffed *and* published. It's been known that in some cases, googling for your password (which can be done easily if you are in a hurry, browser windows competing for attention and so on, as is the case w/ Windows), you might find your password in a list on the web.
Still won't fight complacency or, that people probably wouldn't willfully enter their password as a search term.