Google Wants Sites to Use Encryption, Except When It Doesn’t

Google wants websites to use encryption, to protect themselves and users from hackers. Unless they are e-commerce sites, in which case Google doesn’t want them to use encryption too widely.

The dissonance arises from the requirements of Google’s “Trusted Stores” program, an effort by the search giant to show users where they can “shop online with confidence.” Here’s the rub: According to e-mails Google sent one merchant, the Trusted Stores program doesn’t play nice with encryption.