Gmail Now Has Better Encrypted Emails, But Not For You
How-To Geek, Tuesday, April 1st, 2025
Email encryption is something that should be more widespread but isn't. With the amount of confidential info moving around via email, it makes sense to prioritize it. Now, Gmail is improving how it encrypts emails, but it's not coming for you-for now, at least.
Google is implementing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for Gmail. Currently, Gmail supports S/MIME for encryption, which works well enough for users with Google Workspace accounts but doesn't really work for anyone outside of an organization within Google, whether that's someone with a personal Gmail account or someone using another email provider. This new encryption method, which is being developed in-house, is made more secure and more scalable, and the company says that it will eventually get it working with personal Gmail accounts and emails sent to third-party providers such as Microsoft Outlook.