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This article, like previous articles[1][2], is highly misleading. What it basically amounts to is that if you grant a site permission to access to your email, t
by QuercusMax 8y ago
This article, like previous articles[1][2], is highly misleading. What it basically amounts to is that if you grant a site permission to access to your email, they can access your email. I'm sure this is a stunning fact to everyone here.
1. https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3035211/gmail-app-developers-are-reading-your-emails https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3035211/gmail-app-...
2. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17446459 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17446459
(Disclaimer: I work for Alphabet, but having nothing to do with Gmail, except that I'm very sad Inbox is being discontinued.)
- everdev 8y agoIt's frustrating when people cry wolf over topics like this with so many legitimate digital privacy and security concerns to actually report on.
- OnlyRepliesToBS 8y agolying by omission