Google has recently announced that Gmail for the web is getting client-side encryption for more customers.
Already available for some Workspace subscribers, the client-side encryption in Gmail on the web is being expanded to Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and Education Standard customers.
Worth knowing, however, is that the feature remains exclusive to customers who enroll in the beta program, with Google not yet sharing an ETA as to when the broad availability is supposed to be reached.
The Mountain View-based search giant explains that with end-to-end encryption, the content of emails, including the body and the attachments, can’t be decrypted, even if they are stored on Google servers.
“Using client-side encryption in Gmail ensures sensitive data in the email body and attachments are indecipherable to Google servers. Customers retain control over encryption keys and the identity service to access those keys,” Google
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