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iCloud emails are now encrypted from prying eyes while in transit

<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/icloud-emails-are-now-encrypted-prying-eyes-while-transit' title="iCloud emails are now encrypted from prying eyes while in transit"><img src='http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large_wm_brw/public/field/image/2014/06/icloud_settings_panel_ipad_air_hero.jpg?itok=ywxVCEo2' />[/url]</p> <p>Apple has quietly implemented in-transit encryption for iCloud (http://www.imore.com/icloud) emails. Emails sent to or from an @icloud.com or @me.com address are now encrypted. Previously Apple only encrypted emails sent between iCloud addresses (http://www.imore.com/how-to-set-up-use-icloud-mail-contacts-calendars). The encryption will help to secure emails moving between servers from snooping, particularly on the part of the government (http://www.imore.com/nsa-eavesdrops-iphone-ease-says-security-researcher).</p> <!--break--> <p>The encryption was picked up by, of all people, Google. While iCloud emails likely don't consitute a huge percentage of the emails sent and received through Gmail, a full 73% of the Gmail's outbound messages are encrypted, while 56% of those received are. In the past six months the encryption rate has roughly doubled on both ends.</p> <p>It's good to see Apple taking steps to ensure the privacy of its users communications. How else would you like to see Apple address privacy on the web?</p> <p>Source: Google Transparency Report (https://www.google.com/transparencyreport/saferemail/?hl=en#search=icloud.com); Via: TUAW (http://www.tuaw.com/2014/07/16/apple-starts-encrypting-icloud-emails/?ncid=rss_truncated)</p> </div></div></div><div id="comment-wrapper-nid-25769"></div><img width='1' height='1' src='http://tipb.com.feedsportal.com/c/33998/f/616881/s/3c906afd/sc/4/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/>

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