Google just announced that it is rolling out a new beta feature that will allow users to enable Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption when using Google's Web search. Currently, whenever you search on Google, your search data is not encrypted and anybody with enough interest in getting this data can do so by listening in on your connection. Now, Google will use the same encryption methods that banks on e-commerce sites use to prevent others from snooping on your searches as your data moves between your browser and Google's servers.
　　谷歌刚刚宣布，它即将推出一个新的测试版功能，用户在使用谷歌网络搜索引擎时，会对搜索数据启用安全套接层 (SSL)加密技术。目前的谷歌搜索中，你的搜索数据毫无隐秘可言，但凡有人想要洞悉这些数据，只需偷偷监听你的连接，你的诸般作为立刻昭然若揭。现在好了，谷歌将采用与电子商务网站银行同样的加密方式，这样一来，数据在浏览器与谷歌服务器间互通往来之时，你再也不用担心哪个家伙暗中窥探你了。
　　Google's move towards encrypting your data as it moves between your browser and Google's servers means that it will be very hard to hackers and governments to spy on your searches. Google added secure connections to Gmail and Google Docs quite a while ago and made SSL the default setting for all Gmail users earlier this year.
　　谷歌即将推出的此种数据加密方式，将为网络黑客和政府设置下层层障碍，没有谁再可以轻而易举的掌握你的动态。其实谷歌早就对Gmail和Google Docs添加了安全连接，并且就在年初使SSL成为了Gmail用户的默认设置 协议。
　　Using Secure Search
　　使用安全搜索
　　To access this new feature, head to https://www.google.com. Google, however, is only rolling this feature out slowly, so it might not be available for you yet. It's also important to point out that this secure connection is only available for the main Google Search page right now. Searches on Google Maps and Image Search are not encrypted at this time and links to these unencrypted services won't appear on the secure Google Search site.
　　要使用此功能的话，目前你还只能先使用https://www.google.com尝尝鲜。稳重的谷歌还是希望此功能平稳过渡，所以在正经八百的谷歌上，你还无法使用该功能。另外，当下的安全连接仅针对的只是谷歌主搜索页面。而眼下对谷歌 “地图”和谷歌“图片”这样的搜索界面，还未启用加密功能索，https://www.google.com搜索引擎上也没有这些未加密服务的链接。
　　It is worth noting that Google itself just got into hot water by "accidentally" gathering data from on unencrypted Wi-Fi connections while collecting WiFi data for StreetView and its geolocation API. Google itself, of course, will still collect data about your search history and use it to personalize its own ads and services accordingly.
　　尤其值的一提的是，谷歌刚刚自己淌入了侵犯隐私的浑水之中，在为其街景(StreetView)项目和Geolocation API收集WIFI数据时，谷歌“偶然间”收集了未加密的Wi-Fi连接上的数据，从而导致了轩然大波。当然，就谷歌本身来说，还会一如既往地收集用户的搜索历史数据，用以使它的广告及相应服务更加人性化。