Let’s talk security and why you should take advantage of Gmail’s recent SSL feature, and why you might want to be careful using other non-SSL webmail services.
But first, make sure your connection is secured using SSL.
How do you know a connection is secured by SSL? The handy “s†after “http†will tell you. For example, https://mail.google.com is encrypted while http://mail.google.com is not. You can force an encryption by adding the “s†yourself, or by turning on “Always use https†from the Browser Connection settings of your Gmail account.
As soon as I read this, I turned on SSL security: Settings | General | Browser Connection | Always Use https.
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