4 tips to maintain your security and privacy in Gmail

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While it ensures that the security of user data is one of its priorities, Gmail issued Tuesday a series of recommendations to the government. intention of its users:

1. Visit Security Checkup

In Security Checkup, you can check the permissions you have granted to non-Google applications and revoke them if you wish. "You can also see how many and which devices your account is open to."

"We are continually working to investigate developers and their applications that integrate with Gmail before opening them for general access, and we give Business managers and Transparency and control of individual consumers on how the data is used, "said the firm in its official blog.

2. Controlling Your Data

Before an application other than Google can access your data, Gmail displays a permissions screen that displays information that the application can access and how you can use them . [19659008] You can also view and control permissions in myaccount.google.com in "Apps with Account Access".

3. Unwanted Emails and Phishing

Gmail automatically processes your mail and provides you with intelligent answering features and does not handle email content.

"We have world-class security features such as safeguards that prevent more than 99.9% of unwanted emails and phishing arrive in your inbox," says Larsen. company

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] The practice of automatic mail processing has led some users to think that Google "reads" their emails but the The company denies this and says that this is only done in very specific cases for security reasons in which an authorization will be requested.] 19659003] 4. Confidential Mode

This mode, added to Gmail, allows users to access the Internet. send a message to define the dates at which it will be automatically deleted, and thus prevent it from being transferred, copied, downloaded or printed.

Senders can cancel an e-mail a e sent, as well as require that only a message can be accessed through a security code sent via SMS to the mobile phone.

This confidential mode is not yet available to all users.

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