Less than 10% of Gmail users have enabled two-factor authentication
Don’t make life easy for account hackers. Defend your online accounts with two-step verification.
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Boxy 2 is a Beautiful Inbox by Gmail Client for Mac
The $ 5.99 app is an Inbox by Gmail client for Mac and brings with it the ability to snooze emails, pin important emails, and quickly navigate through your inbox. By and large, it’s essentially taking the functionality of Inbox by Gmail and bringing it to …
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Google promised not to scan Gmail for targeted ads—but for how long?
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On July 23, Google promised with great fanfare that it would stop scanning consumers’ Gmail messages to serve targeted, contextually aware ads. The announcement—which put Gmail in line with competing services and Google’s paid e-mail for government, business, and education sectors—was published widely, from tech blogs to the mainstream media. “Free consumer Gmail users,” Google said, “can remain confident that Google will keep privacy and security paramount as we continue to innovate.”
However, court documents suggest that this could be temporary. A month after Google’s announcement, the company quietly agreed (PDF) to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging that the targeted-advertising scanning was illegal wiretapping. That deal, in which a federal judge gave “preliminarily approval” (PDF) to on Thursday, binds Google for just three years.
According to footnote 3 in the settlement:
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Gmail For Android Now Adds Phishing Protection Features – iTech Post
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Gmail For Android Now Adds Phishing Protection Features
iTech Post Google has now released and updated its Gmail app for Android with a built-in anti-phishing security feature. (Photo : Wochit Tech/YouTube). In a recent report, Gmail users can now be protected from phishing attacks on their Android phones thanks to a … |