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Twitter has taken a big step toward improving account security with a new setting that permanently enables HTTPS.
HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) allows encrypted communication between networks and users. It creates a secure tunnel through the inherently chaotic web, decreasing the chance that somebody will access a user's account information on an open Wi-Fi network, for example.
Twitter has offered HTTPS access for some time. But starting today, users can activate HTTPS permanently by going to their settings and selecting "Always use HTTPS." These users will always be logged into Twitter via HTTPS rather than the traditional HTTP method.