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How to send encrypted (at a cost) and ‘confidential’ emails on Gmail

2023-09-292023-09-29 Danie
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Gmail may be very easy to use, and probably also one of the most used e-mail services out there, but Google has still not made any real effort to help e-mails going proper E2EE for […]

BlogE2EE, gmail, privacy, technology

Google adds client-side encryption to Gmail and Calendar. Should you care? Spoiler: Probably Not

2023-03-012023-03-01 Danie
Shows portion of a Google Drive screen with pop up message saying Encrypted by ink-42.com This file is encrypted by your organisation.

On Tuesday, Google made client-side encryption available to a limited set of Gmail and Calendar users in a move designed to give them more control over who sees sensitive communications and schedules. Client-side encryption is […]

Blogemail, encryption, gmail, privacy, technology

Google introduces a beta version end-to-end encryption for Gmail on the web (body and attachments), but not yet for personal accounts

2022-12-172022-12-17 Danie
Screenshot showing encryption settings for Gmail

Google announced on Friday that it’s adding end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to Gmail on the web, allowing enrolled Google Workspace users to send and receive encrypted emails within and outside their domain. Once enabled, Gmail client-side […]

Blogemail, encryption, gmail, privacy, technology

Checker Plus for GMail extension for Chromium browser allows me to close multiple GMail tabs which I kept open

2022-11-242022-11-24 Danie
Screenshot showing CheckerPlus extension displaying e-mails in a drop down menu view

Displays new emails and the sender’s contact photo, get notifications or even listen, read or delete them without opening Gmail! Supports multiple accounts plus many options. I manage some organisational GMail accounts on behalf of […]

Blog#checkerplus, browsers, gmail, productivity, technology

Despite walled garden (and open) social media, e-mail is still King, and growing in use more than any social media platform

2022-08-212022-08-21 Danie
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According to Statista, as seen in the graph above, Email is clearly not dying; instead it is flourishing. Its growth from 2017 to 2022 is about 15%, reaching up to 4.6 Billion people in 2025! […]

Blogemail, encryption, gmail, privacy, technology

US approves Google plan to let political emails bypass Gmail spam filter… Many Gmail users are not going to love this

2022-08-122022-08-12 Danie
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The US Federal Election Commission approved a Google plan on Thursday to let campaign emails bypass Gmail spam filters. The FEC’s advisory opinion adopted in a 4-1 vote said Gmail’s pilot program is permissible under […]

Bloggmail, politicians, spam, technology
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