Google Automatically Encrypts Cloud Storage Data

Google will now auto-encrypt data for its paid cloud storage service, possibly in response to public wariness over NSA snooping.

Before data is even written to disk, Google Cloud Storage will automatically protect data using 128-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES-128)Google Cloud Service is a paid storage infrastructure targeted towards robust users and companies, including Ubisoft and DNAnexus. Users can still manage their own encryption keys before transferring data, but this added automatic encryption feature will be available for free.

Google says the feature is already active for all new data, while older content will be encrypted "in the coming months." Read more...