Gmail has always been extensively under attack, however, most of the times user’s accounts are compromised because of phishing, rather than because of the lack of security at Gmail.
HTTPS or HTTP_Secure, is a protected way of transmitting data to and fro on the web. Unlike HTTP, HTTPS data is encrypted before a transfer occurs. This makes data transferred via HTTPS hard to snoop on, and allows users a safer way to browse the web.
Gmail did have an alternative for users to use HTTPS as default, through a Gmail Labs feature. Google has now graduated the feature out of labs. This means that all Gmail users will now mechanically start using HTTPS by default. Users have an option to disable HTTPS by default by visiting “Settings -> Labs” and choosing “Don’t always use https”
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