title: Can one's post request data be sniffed?
body: <p>I apologize, I am new to this and assume that I will mix some terms up.</p>
  
  <p>I am trying to setup Google clientLogin and I am worried about sending my private information in the POST request.</p>
  
  <p>From what I am reading, you have to create a post request to the URL they specify (<a href="https://www.google.com/accounts/ClientLogin" rel="noreferrer">https://www.google.com/accounts/ClientLogin</a>) and POST the following data:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Email=&lt;username&gt;&amp;Passwd=&lt;password&gt;&amp;service=youtube&amp;source=&lt;source&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But if this request is just going over the wire, can't someone just sniff these requests and get your login information?</p>
  
  <p>Is it encrypted because it is https? 
  Would I only have to worry about this with http?</p>
  
  <p><em>To be honest I am quite confused doing all this and if in addition to an answer to my question someone can point me to a good tutorial to using Google Maps with private Fusion tables I will send positive thoughts your way!</em></p>