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GOTCHA: Google caught STRIPPING SSL from BT Wi-Fi users’ searches

Posted on November 20, 2014 by pogowasright.org

Darren Pauli reports:

Google’s “encryption everywhere” claim has been undermined by Mountain View stripping secure search functions for BT WiFi subscribers piggy-backing off wireless connections, sysadmin Alex Forbes has found.

The move described as ‘privacy seppuku’ by Forbes (@al4) meant that BT customer searches were broadcast in clear text and possibly open to interception.

Read more on The Register.

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