A third party can read the contents of Gmail's e-mail

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia – The content of the email of Gmail mentioned can be read by third-party application developers. Because, indeed, this is allowed by the rules of access on Gmail. Developers and data companies are indeed allowed to see email users and various other details such as the address of the recipient email the time of the receiver, and the global message.

This situation is reminiscent of the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica scandals related to data sharing practices. Sharing data between Facebook and others has been part of their practice for years. Although this practice is actually misuse of user data, it must be overseen by the government and the public after the case is lifted.

However, until now, there is no evidence of abuse from third parties who participate in the display of Gmail data. However, the ability to open and read personal emails can be considered a violation of privacy.

In fact, the consent of a user is required for this application to read the contents of the e-mail and all its details. In addition, the consent statement clearly allows not only machines that can read the contents of emails, but also humans.

This agreement usually appears in the form of a warning box stating that the user allows these third-party applications to handle e-mail messages, contacts and more. This permission is certainly required for users to use third-party email services. This means that applications and developers can read user emails.

Sample Authorization Request to Manage Gmail E-mails from Third-Party Applications (Google)

Google mentions that this permission is only granted to third-party developers who have pbaded the exam. The inspection process itself is done by checking if the identity of the company is the same as that of the application, the personal data rules mention that they will oversee e-mail, and data requested by the company in accordance with the work of the company.

For example, in third-party email management applications, they should have access to reading emails in Gmail. Google also mentioned that some companies have also requested access to Gmail. However, Google has not yet allowed it. He did not indicate how many unanswered requests were made.

In addition, Google employees can also read emails from their users. "(However) is only for specific cases when users ask Google and give their consent, such as investigating bugs or abuses," the company told The Wall Street Journal, as reported by The Verge . (ex)