{"id":67830,"date":"2014-06-04T21:08:24","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T19:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=67830"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:39:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:39:18","slug":"chrome-extension-email-encryption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/chrome-extension-email-encryption\/","title":{"rendered":"Google developing Chrome extension to secure your email"},"content":{"rendered":"

The discovery of the NSA’s PRISM<\/a> snooping program has prompted tech companies to reevaluate their security<\/strong>. The extent of the NSA’s snooping prowess is still unknown but Google is taking action to protect its users email.<\/p>\n

Google is developing a new Chrome extension called End-to-End<\/strong>, which promises to make sending and receiving encrypted email easier. Google already uses encrypted connections<\/a> in Gmail, but End-to-End will act as a fail-safe<\/strong> if emails are intercepted.<\/p>\n

The End-to-End extension works by encrypting messages before they leave a computer. Recipients will then have to decrypt the messages from their computer. This type of technology is traditionally hard to set up and use but End-to-End will simplify the process.<\/p>\n

The extension isn’t available yet<\/strong> in the Chrome Web Store as it’s an early alpha release. Google is asking the security community to test and evaluate the code before releasing it to the public.<\/p>\n

Source: Google Online Security Blog<\/a><\/p>\n

Via: Engadget<\/a><\/p>\n

Follow Lewis on Twitter @lewisleong<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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