Google will now give higher search rankings to websites which are encrypted (Using HTTPS). The new policy comes as part of an effort to push web developers towards establishing more secure practises .
Google has already taken steps to make its own services more secure in the last few years, such as introducing an encrypted search and setting an HTTPS connection as the default for Gmail.It is said that Google Inc wants to encourage this across the industry, and will attempt to boost the use by rewarding adopters
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