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"In an effort to increase security for Gmail users, in 2008 Google added the option to always use HTTP Secure (HTTPS) when accessing Gmail. However, this option was disabled by default; Google's reasoning for this was the fact that HTTPS makes your e-mail access slower. \nNow, Google has decided that Internet connections for most of its users are fast and stable enough to turn this option on by default. \nIf you like, you can still turn the option off; simply choose \"Don't always use https\" from the Settings menu. Google will still use HTTPS on the login page, but will then switch back to unsecured connection, which could make the service a tiny bit faster. Of course, you should do this only while connected to a network that you fully trust."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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