Google encrypts Gmail between data centers to keep the NSA out of your inbox

Google just announced that Gmail is more secure than ever before. And the company isn't hiding the fact that it's actively trying to stop the government from spying on your e-mail activity.

Google says that Gmail will now use a secure HTTPS connection whenever you check or send e-mail, regardless of where you're accessing Gmail from -- be it your home network or public Wi-Fi -- or what device you're using.

Google made HTTPS encryption the default for its users back in 2010, but it's continually making improvements wherever possible to keep out prying eyes. As an added barrier between you and the National Security Agency, Google is making another change: every single e-mail message Gmail users send or receive will now be encrypted as it moves internally between the company's data centers.