Yahoo is working on protecting its users' online activity by encrypting all communications and other information travelling into the company's data centers and promises to have encryption for personal data soon.
Marissa Mayer, who has been very open about her dislike of the recent events with the National Security Agency, announced Yahoo's commitment to protecting its customers from any and all prying eyes on Monday. This announcement follows a recent report that the NSA had managed to hack into the communications lines of data centers run by Yahoo and Google. By doing so, the NSA was able to intercept and access information about what people are doing or saying online. Yahoo had previously promised to encrypt its email service by January of 2014 but has changed the timeline on that plan. Now, Yahoo promises to have all data encrypted by the end of March of 2014.
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Google has been encrypting its Gmail service since 2010 and has added several security measures since then. Google promised to encrypt the links to its data centers as well, adding yet another barrier to keep out prying eyes. This process is still underway, at least officially, though one engineer said that this task has already been completed earlier this month. Faceboo is also joining in on encrypting users' data but has not yet said when this will be put in place. Yahoo, Google, and other Internet companies fear the government spying scandal will drive users away, especially those from outside the United States. These new security measures are one step the companies are taking to ensure that their customers feel safe and stick around.
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