Why GMail now insist that I agree for "protection against phishing" ?

[AnandGupta]

Why GMail now insist that I agree for "protection against phishing" ? enhanced or not.


Aren't they already advertised and have made the Spam folder for it ? Why need my consent again for protection ?

I smell something fishy here !

 

[KMatle]

I assume (as it says) it's the browser protection to "prevent" phishing so not really Gmail related.

 

[AnandGupta]

I assume (as it says) it's the browser protection to "prevent" phishing so not really Gmail related.

Nah! it is from Gmail itself. That's why I feel something is wrong somewhere.

 

[agraham]

Gmail’s Enhanced Safe Browsing is causing confusion — should you use it?

Advertised as Enhanced Safe Browsing, Google is claiming that it will "additional protection against dangerous emails." But should you trust it?

www.yahoo.com

 

[AnandGupta]

Gmail’s Enhanced Safe Browsing is causing confusion — should you use it?

Advertised as Enhanced Safe Browsing, Google is claiming that it will "additional protection against dangerous emails." But should you trust it?

www.yahoo.com

Ahh..so my hunch was right !

It allows Google to check for URLs, downloads, browser extensions, system information and samples of pages you visit. Alongside this, it can "associate information gained from Enhanced Safe Browsing with your Google account." If you're worried about sharing too much information with Google, using it is probably not a great idea.

There are already plenty of scares in the internet world about how much data we share with giant corporations, so it's easy to see something like this and worry.

 

[rabbitBUSH]

Why GMail now insist that I agree for "protection against phishing" ? enhanced or not.
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Aren't they already advertised and have made the Spam folder for it ? Why need my consent again for protection ?

I smell something fishy here !

Anand - here's why you need to Do As Google Says (naughtiness naughtiness).

I just sent an email a few minutes ago to a Gmail account (one to a friend then a test to my own from another server). The mail failed and this is what I received (see below) - clearly Google is bouncing mail into their servers if not authenticated.,.at source server....

 

[AnandGupta]

Google is bouncing mail into their servers if not authenticated.,.at source server....

All legitimate emails I get, I suppose are authenticated.
If not, I do not need them.

 

[William Lancee]

So, ironically, this email spam itself is "phishing".
Wiki: Phishing attacks, often delivered via email spam, attempt to trick individuals into giving away sensitive information.
No Thanks. Of course this answer is not acceptable and tomorrow it will ask me again.

 

[AnandGupta]

So, ironically, this email spam itself is "phishing".
Wiki: Phishing attacks, often delivered via email spam, attempt to trick individuals into giving away sensitive information.
No Thanks. Of course this answer is not acceptable and tomorrow it will ask me again.

It is the corporate way of saying "User willing gave me ALL data. See they agree themselves. So not our fault, if any."
They are trying to shield them from court privacy rules around the world. And they need more data for their "Chat A.I. training"