Google Precise to Gmail Privacy – SKAI (www.skai.gr)

Guaranteeing security and privacy in Gmail is a priority for Google, which takes care to protect users against malicious or misleading applications

This is stated in a statement from the company, which provided clarifications and explanations. tips after the "noise" that broke out yesterday because of the revelation that sometimes third parties can read the emails of users.

Overall, Google does not deny that this is the case, but on the one hand, that it has itself a process of "filtering" and control, and invites users to be more cautious when they allow applications to access their data.

The company claims that it allows applications were created by other developers, for example email client applications, travel agents and CRM – to be integrated into Gmail so that users have options on how to access their emails and use them

Google ensures that constantly tries to control and evaluate the developers and their applications built into Gmail before giving them generic access, and provides also to corporate administrators and individuals transparency and control

The company invites users to view the "Security Scan" of their account to check which licenses they have licensed to non-Google apps and , if they wish, at

Google states that "there is an entire ecosystem and living non-Google applications that gives you the choice and helps you to pull r the most of your emails. However, before a non-Google app can access your Gmail messages, it goes through a review process that includes automatic and manual evaluations of its developer, an evaluation of privacy rules and the home page. , to be sure that it is a legitimate implementation and a test of its functions, so it is also certain that it works as it should. "

To pbad these exams According to the company, applications that do not belong to Google must meet two basic requirements:

· Applications must not distort their identity, but must be clear about the how they use the data of the user, they should not appear as something specific by doing something else.It is always necessary to provide clear and visible information on the protection of the privacy of users [19659002] · Applications should only ask for the data they need for their particular function and leave no doubt as to their use 19659002] "We control all non-Google applications to make sure they continue to respect our rules and, if they are not, delete them, "explains the company.

It also notes that the user they can contr their data, because before an application not owned by Google can access user data, users see an approval page that indicates the type of data accessible application and how it can be used. Users must always check the corresponding image before giving access to their data to an application that is not owned by Google