Google quietly rolled out a new program to let verified political campaigns more easily bypass Gmail's spam filter, after years of complaints from the GOP
Republicans previously sued Google claiming its spam filter was biased, but the case was dismissed.
Google says it plans to use QR codes for Gmail account authentication, ditching SMS to “reduce the impact of rampant, global SMS abuse”
It is certainly no secret that using SMS text messages for security codes used to authenticate your identity is far from ideal.
On December 1, Google will start deleting personal Google accounts that have been inactive for at least two years; once deleted, no data can be recovered
How to revive your Google account before it's too late — Google will start to sweep away cobweb-collecting Gmail accounts this week.
Google plans to end a pilot program to let political campaigns evade its email spam filters and says in a filing the RNC did not join the pilot before midterms
The technology giant introduced the exemption after the GOP blamed Gmail spam filters for the party's poor fundraising performance
Google plans to launch a pilot program this week to keep political campaign emails from going to Gmail's spam folder, following pressure from GOP politicians
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Apple and Google criticize the newly unveiled Digital Markets Act that will force companies designated as gatekeepers to open up their platforms to competitors
the apps ATT matters the most for will just leave the App Store, rendering ATT effectively useless Alex Stamos / @alexstamos : @matrixdotorg ... If your messaging standard does not provide the same le...
Google Meet starts enforcing a 60-minute time limit on group calls for free Gmail users
In light of COVID-19 driving all communication online, free Google Meet users with personal Gmail accounts could take advantage of group calls without a duration limit over the past year.
IFTTT says all Gmail triggers, except “Send an email” and “Send yourself an email”, will stop working on March 31
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Following Google+ data leak, Google will restrict developer access to Gmail starting Jan. 9 for apps that aren't email or productivity, worrying some developers
Some apps will be cut off from all Gmail data, others restricted from selling collected data or from using it to target advertising, Google said Monday
In letter to Congress, Google confirms it continues to allow third-party apps to scan and share data from Gmail accounts, though Google itself stopped doing so
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