Google says easy email encryption is on the way - for some users

Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Strong encryption is the foundation of just about every security and privacy-related feature in the modern computing landscape. Your smartphone is encrypted by default, so its contents are only available when you unlock it with biometrics or a PIN. Your Windows PC is encrypted with BitLocker, and your MacBook is encrypted with FileVault. Also: How I got 15GB of Gmail storage for free - and without losing any files Every webpage you visit is encrypted in transit, and you get a nasty error message if you go to a page that doesn't have the magic https leading off its URL. Your Signal chats are encrypted. If you're sending someone a contract in PDF form, you can easily encrypt it and keep its contents safe from prying eyes. The one place where encryption isn't easily available is email. Sure, your inbox is encrypted at rest and in transit, but good luck if you want to protect a message so it can only be read by the person you're s ... Read full article.