Google may boost search rank of sites with encryption


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Google is considering giving more prominent search rankings to websites that use encryption, in a move that could compel sites across the web to begin locking down the information sent to and from their servers, according to The Wall Street Journal. The idea appears to be highly tentative at the moment, but the Journal reports that Google's web spam chief, Matt Cutts, hinted at the possibility during a recent conference and is said to have discussed it within the company as well. If the decision is made to go ahead with the plan, a change reportedly won't happen any time soon.


 


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http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/14/5613398/google-considers-boosting-search-ranking-for-encrypted-sites


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I really like the idea behind this, granted lots of smaller websites that actually need the SEO increase may not be able to foot the bill for $50 annually for the SSL Certificate, but one can appreciate the logical thinking behind this.

 

I look forward to seeing where this goes.

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that's good, it means that secure websites get rewarded. The fact that a business (either big or small) doesn't care about the security of their consumers...it says alot. I've been seeing in this day and age some websites that on the payment area still aren't using https...

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that's good, it means that secure websites get rewarded. The fact that a business (either big or small) doesn't care about the security of their consumers...it says alot. I've been seeing in this day and age some websites that on the payment area still aren't using https...

 

This! 

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