Google on Monday has updated its terms of service that explicitly illustrates company’s email scanning practices. The updated terms of service includes a new paragraph that explains how Google’s software scans and…
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Google reportedly testing new features for Gmail
Google is testing a bunch of new features for the mobile version of Gmail to make it more organised and user-friendly including three new tabs, a snoozing option and a pin button,…
Microsoft cleared of Google Scroogle ad controversy
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has cleared Microsoft of any wrongdoing over controversial Scroogled advertisement complaints that claimed Microsoft to be hypocritical and misleading. “Because the ad made clear that the privacy…
Google brings always-on HTTPS to Gmail; claims 99.978% availability in 2013
Google has announced always-on HTTPS for Gmail to protect users’ email from snooping when they check, read and send email. “Starting today, Gmail will always use an encrypted HTTPS connection when you…
Gmail for iOS gets background app refresh option
Google has made its Gmail for iOS app more relevant by adding background app refresh option to tackle the apparent lag plaguing the app. Through the update Gmail for iOS is now…
Gmail iOS bug might have accidentally deleted emails
Google’s email service was recently struck with a nasty bug that resulted in inadvertent deletion of some emails and other related issues. The issue reportedly happened days before the downtime that struck…
Worried that your Gmail account may be hacked? Do these things to check, secure it
If you are concerned that your Gmail account may be hacked or if you want to be sure that your account is safe, Google provides a set of tools that will aid you in staying secure.
Google: Friday disruption was due to software bug
Google encountered a service blackout on Friday when around 42 million users were disconnected from its services for up to an hour. The search engine giant’s Gmail, Google+, Calendar and Documents services…
Opting out of the new Gmail ‘Email via Google+’ feature
Are you concerned about strangers emailing you through ‘email via Google+’ option? Are you worried that your inbox will be flooded with unwanted emails from complete strangers? No worries. You can control…
Google adds new ‘Email via Google+’ feature to Gmail
Google has introduced a new feature which it claims will make it easier for people to reach each other without actually knowing their email address and will allow them to communicate over…
Researcher discovers stored XSS flaw in GMail for iOS, gets $5,000 reward
A security researcher has found a cross site scripting (XSS) flaw in Gmail for iOS app that gets triggered without any user intervention. Roy Castillo, the researcher who found the flaw, notes…
Gmail for Android soon to have ads, APK teardown reveals
Gmail for Android v4.6 was released sometime back and the new version brought with it multiple changes – significant among them being revamped UI, under the hood changes like support for ads,…
Judge refuses to dismiss Google email scanning lawsuit
This is for the second time in a row that a federal judge has refused to outlaw a lawsuit against Google accusing the tech giant of improperly scanning customers’ email content to…
Gmail Users Fore-Warned on Cyber Attacks & Hacks
On the 2nd October, Google started sending out messages to thousands of users of its ‘Gmail’ service, warning them of possible pending Cyber Attacks. A report in the New York Times revealed…