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Google selectively using SSL for stock symbol searches
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Big Mac
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Nov 8, 2011, 02:35 PM
 
I just today noticed that when getting the page for AAPL from Google, it gives me a page protected, actually partially by SSL encryption. Other Google searches aren't getting this, but stock quotes are. I'm currently logged into my Google account. Is there a particular reason why stock quote pages are getting encrypted?

Btw, I look at Google stock quotes fairly often on weekdays. This is the first time I've noticed https, and I think I would have noticed it if it were happening before. I think it's a very good thing. I'd like to see the web move to nearly pervasive encryption.
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Nov 8, 2011, 02:42 PM
 
I noticed a while ago that all google searches were being encrypted. Then it stopped. Not sure what's going on with stock searches in particular.

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Nov 8, 2011, 02:53 PM
 
The podcast I was listening to this morning said that all searches will be SSL, but only if you are logged in. There is also a workaround for large schools so that their searches are not over SSL.
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Nov 8, 2011, 03:17 PM
 
That's interesting, on my laptop on the same network only stock quotes are SSLed right now. But here only my desktop everything is.

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Nov 9, 2011, 05:40 AM
 
You can encrypt every Google search by just typing https:// in front instead of http://. It has the added benefit of hiding your search terms from advertisers when you click on a link in the search results.
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