Google kept this one until after the Google I/O 2010 conference, but it’s certainly a big announcement. Google has now enabled SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption of its search engine ensuring that any web search user’s conduct stays private. The service includes a modified logo to help indicate that you’re searching using SSL and that you may encounter a somewhat different Google search experience,” he explained. Google has started adopting https:// secure connections for some of its services, most notably for Gmail, for which SSL connections are enabled by default for all traffic.