Kevin Purdy:
Google’s SSL Web Search (beta) extension provides the same kind of encrypted searches safe from third parties as you’d get by visiting encrypted.google.com. Installing this extension simply creates a new search engine in Chrome, which you can then set as the default to make all your Google searches secure, or change its keyword for a quick encryption toggle. Your searches should be safe from prying eyes, but they’re still known to Google, of course.
What the hell are people searching for?