> Encryption is not changing content, in fact it's the only way to prove that the content was not changed from the version google indexed vs what your are seein

> Encryption is not changing content, in fact it's the only way to prove that the content was not changed from the version google indexed vs what your are seeing. Yes it is changing the content. From the point of view of Google's web crawler, the content is decrypted automatically and it sees, and indexes, the true page. From the point of view of my client, which is not signed into the paywall, I see an encrypted blob that I can't do anything with unless I sign in. This is, of course, the point that everyone is making. Saying "well the content of the blob is the same whether you can view it or not" isn't relevant - the question is whether you can view it.