This is not earth-shattering news by any means, but Google today announced that Gmail is getting a strikethrough button in its formatting bar. In addition, it’s also getting Undo/Redo options and the ability to download emails as .EML files. There really isn’t much more to be said about this, but if you ever wanted to […]
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Metacert’ Cryptonite can catch phishing links in your email
Metacert, founded by Paul Walsh, originally began as a way to watch chat rooms for fake Ethereum scams. Walsh, who was an early experimenter in cryptocurrencies, grew frustrated when he saw hackers dumping fake links into chat rooms, resulting in users regularly losing cash to scammers. Now Walsh has expanded his software to email. A […]
View More Metacert’ Cryptonite can catch phishing links in your emailGoogle will change rule that let apps scrape your Gmail inbox
Google is finally changing the rules that previously allowed developers to scan Gmail users’ inboxes.
The company announced a series of new guidelines for developers whose apps plug into Gmail, which will severely limit the type of data developers ca…
Here’s how Google is revamping Gmail and Android security
Eager to change the conversation from their years-long exposure of user data via Google+ to the bright, shining future the company is providing, Google has announced some changes to the way permissions are approved for Android apps. The new process will be slower, more deliberate, and hopefully secure.
View More Here’s how Google is revamping Gmail and Android securityGoogle+ to shut down after coverup of data breach
Google is about to have its Cambridge Analytica moment. A security bug allowed third-party developers to access Google+ user profile data since 2015 until Google discovered and patched it in March, but decided not to inform the world. When a user gave permission to an app to access their public profile data, the bug also […]
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The terms of service we hurriedly agreed to keep coming back to haunt us.
Last Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Google confirmed previous reports about the far-reaching access third-party apps can have to Gmail users’ accounts and personal emails.
When you download an app, it might request access to your Gmail account. But what you might not realize when you grant access is that these apps may analyze your Gmail data — including the content of your emails — for their product, and potentially for targeting ads. Apps are also allowed to share your information with third parties, as long as Google determines that it adequately discloses that to users. The Journal previously reported that “hundreds” of apps can scan the email of “millions” of users. Read more…
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View More Gmail’s third-party app policy: Security experts explain the risksSecurity experts say Chrome 69’s ‘forced login’ feature violates user privacy
A new feature in the latest version of Google Chrome that logs users into the browser when they sign in to a Google site has come under fire. Until recently, it was the user’s choice to log-in to the browser. Now, any time that you sign in to a Google site in Chrome 69 — […]
View More Security experts say Chrome 69’s ‘forced login’ feature violates user privacyGmail smart replies may be creepy, but they’re catching on like wildfire
This summer, Gmail’s billion-plus users received a new chill-but-efficient way to answer emails: Smart Reply.
Smart Reply is Gmail’s suggested response feature. At the bottom of received emails, Gmail serves three short phrases that its AI has determ…
Google’s experimental email client, Inbox by Gmail, has only 6 months to live
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The launch of the new Gmail in April was surely a sign that Inbox, Google’s productivity-focused mail app, would soon meet its demise.
Now we have an official date for the app’s end: Inbox by Gmail will be permanently out of office by the end of March 2019, the tech giant announced on Wednesday.
Google said it wants to focus solely on Gmail, which has recently adopted a number of Inbox’s features like smart replies and snoozing emails.
Over the past 4 years you’ve helped us make email better. We’ve brought popular Inbox features to @Gmail helping 1B+ people get more done. Thank you.
We’ll be focusing on Gmail & saying bye to Inbox at the end of March 2019. Here’s a transition guide → https://t.co/6dOxgExpbm
— Inbox by Gmail (@inboxbygmail) September 12, 2018 Read more…
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View More Google’s experimental email client, Inbox by Gmail, has only 6 months to liveSay goodbye to Inbox by Gmail
With the launch of the new Gmail, the writing was on the wall, but today Google made it official: Inbox by Gmail, the company’s experimental email client for Gmail, will shut down at the end of March 2019. Google says it’s making this change to put its focus “solely on Gmail.” While that makes sense, […]
View More Say goodbye to Inbox by GmailBanish those annoying Gmail ‘Nudges’ from your inbox
Listen, I get it, an inbox can be anxiety-inducing.
The last thing any user needs is a notification guilting you into replying to someone’s email. But with Gmail’s recent massive overhaul, Google snuck in little, nagging orange reminders to some emai…
Google rebuked by Senate Intelligence Committee for not sending Page or Pichai to testify
Alphabet’s decision to decline to send its CEO Larry Page to today’s Senate Intelligence Committee hearing — to answer questions about what social media platforms are doing to thwart foreign influence operations intended to sow political division in the U.S. — has earned it a stinging rebuke from the committee’s vice chair, Sen. Mark Warner. “I’m […]
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