Security News > 2023 > March > Gmail and Google Calendar Now Support Client-Side Encryption (CSE) to Boost Data Privacy

Google has announced the general availability of client-side encryption for Gmail and Calendar, months after piloting the feature in late 2022.

The data privacy controls enable "Even more organizations to become arbiters of their own data and the sole party deciding who has access to it," Google's Ganesh Chilakapati and Andy Wen said.

The company is also making available a decrypter tool in beta for Windows to decrypt client-side encrypted files and emails exported via its Data Export tool or Google Vault.

The solution, the tech behemoth said, is aimed at reducing the "Burden of compliance" for enterprises and public sector organizations, ensuring that no third-party, including Google, can access confidential data.

It once again bears repeating that client-side encryption is different from end-to-end encryption, as Google Workspace users with super administrator privileges can toggle the setting on/off and have control over the encryption keys created.

The integration of CSE to Gmail is the newest addition after Google launched a confidential mode to help protect sensitive information from unauthorized access when sending messages and attachments.

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