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I totally get this. My gmail address is a treasure, and I treat it as such. I hand it out to people that I'm OK getting emails from. Everyone else gets a work e
by nhangen 13y ago
I totally get this. My gmail address is a treasure, and I treat it as such. I hand it out to people that I'm OK getting emails from. Everyone else gets a work email or a misc email that I check less often.
Beyond that, since Google uses emails for login, this essentially gives someone half of the equation to hack your account.
It also enables spammers to quickly collect legit emails for their spam lists.
- darren_ 13y agoThis feature doesn't reveal your email address unless you reply. And the message goes to the 'social' tab if you're using the tabbed inbox (it'll probably be easy to filter if you're not, but I have no idea) I really doubt spammers are going to find these useful for harvesting.
- nhangen 13y agoYou're right, just found this: "Your email address isn't visible to your Google+ connections until you send them an email, and their email addresses are not visible to you until they respond." Doesn't change my opinion on the 'feature,' but does make it less painful. I wonder if the backlash in this thread has more to do with people's distaste for Marco than it does with the issue at hand.
- tlunter 13y agoFrom what I've read, they don't see your email nor will. Not sure how this is half the equation to hack your account and also doesn't give spammers anything. Please be realistic.
- nhangen 13y agoI had assumed that after sending, they could view the 'sent' tab and see the address, opening up your username and your actual email. It seems this isn't the case, but that doesn't make it any less troubling. How does this help anyone other than people that didn't have the email already?
- waps 13y agoWow, if your mailbox is like mine, you must hate "reply to all" with equal passion.