Gmail controversy: Google accounts: third parties have had access to private messages on Gmail – Digital

According to the Wall Street Journal, Google may allow third-party access to users' mail. Not only the machines, but also the people would have access.

Application developers can probably read messages from Gmail users. This suggests a revision of the Wall Street Journal . As a result, Google allows external software developers to access email from its users. And even if the group had promised a year ago, more private news to badyze for advertising purposes.

Google Account: Third Party Providers Have Access to Gmail Messages

In fact, Google had stopped posting the users themselves scan. Until last year, the free version of the content since the launch in April 2004 by foam machines (here Google's blog entry) to customize the advertisements. But third-party vendors may have developed apps that can still access Google Accounts and scan mail accordingly – similar to the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica scandal.

The Wall Street Journal is literally said. "The Internet giant is enabling hundreds of third-party companies to scan the inboxes of millions of Gmail users who have signed up for email services, such as email comparators. price, automated travel planners and other tools .. control. "

In addition, the magazine reports that in some cases, the mails were not only evaluated by machine. The employees themselves probably had access to user data. An overview of the services and applications with access to their own account will be provided to Google users at https://myaccount.google.com/permissions after entering the credentials. . At this point, individual offers can be withdrawn again, if you have changed notice or service.

Google and data protection: investigators target Facebook

Meanwhile, US investigators are increasingly Facebook visor. The Justice Department and the FBI have also expanded their investigation on Facebook and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reviewing public statements from the online network, as confirmed on Washington Post and on New York Times . The Consumer Protection Agency (FTC) has been checking for some time whether Facebook has breached a commitment to tighter data protection from 2011.

(A to Z / dpa)

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