The fees of "Google" to allow many applications to spy on millions of "Gmail" users .. Find out how to stop – UAE News

A press article accuses Google of allowing phone application developers to spy on, examine and scan the contents of the inbox of millions of Gmail users. Although Google responded by confirming its commitment to testing the applications and services of developers who can access user data, external applications are tested and analyzed at the initiative of Gmail itself, and Google defended them, according to Google. the Wall Street Journal. And he attributes the responsibility to protect the privacy of the user.

He noted that many applications were spying email, depending on what the user had agreed to at some point during the installation of the application. The report revealed how these applications are known and how to delete them, which begins by opening the mail and clicking on the profile image and clicking on the icon "My Account", which sends the user on the settings page. Once you have accessed the Settings page, choose "Sign in and Security", click on "Applications with access to your account", where the user will find a small list of applications that can access the account and in clicking on the "Manage Applications" link.

Note that beside each app in the list, any part of the Google Account that has access to it will be shown, although some apps rely on these permissions to work properly. According to Google data, this means that applications can scan your emails and take all the information you receive. The report confirmed that once the espionage application found on the e-mail, the user clicked on the name of the application, which opens up an extended dialog that provides additional details on what the application can see. "Access denied", then "OK".