In the period after the revelations of the case Edward Snowden, the issue of online security and encryption of communications employs more and more companies and users.
An exception is not the Google, which had supported HTTPS when it was first launched and now uses encrypted connections on a permanent basis in service her email, Gmail.
In a post on her official blog on security issues, the company announced that to its list of means of protection against online threats and "spies" it is adding the alpha version of a new tool: its name is End-to-End and it is an extension for Chrome aimed at users who demand increased security beyond the one already provided.
«Η κρυπτογράφηση end-to-end σημαίνει ότι τα δεδομένα που φεύγουν από τον browser σας θα είναι κρυπτογραφημένα μέχρι να αποκρυπτογραφηθούν από τον προοριζόμενο ως παραλήπτη του μηνύματος, και ότι αντίστοιχα κρυπτογραφημένα μηνύματα που στέλνονται σε εσάς θα παραμένουν έτσι μέχρι να τα αποκρυπτογραφήσετε στον browser σας» σημειώνεται στη δημοσίευση.
The company explains that although end-to-end encryption tools like PGP and GnuPG have long been available, they require increased technical knowledge and effort to be used. "To make this kind of encryption easier, we are releasing code for a new extension for Chrome using OpenPGP, an open standard supported by many existing encryption tools."
However, the end-to-end extension is not yet available in the Chrome Web Store: "We just share the code so the community can test it and evaluate it, helping us make sure it's as safe as it takes before users start to rely on it, "he said, adding that once the extension is ready, it will become available in the Chrome Web Store and everyone will be able to use it to send and receive end-to-end encrypted emails via the existing web-based email provide r's.
It is noted that, according to a CNN report, Edward Schoonen used this type of encryption in his communications with journalists before publishing documents on the extent of electronic surveillance by the US intelligence services.
Source: naftemporiki.gr
