Google allows third parties to spy on your emails


Google allows third parties to spy on your emails



The search giant claims that it only gives access to developers with consent



The applications and the giants of Silicon Valley reappear in the same news in the media and reawaken the fears of the users. The last affected is Google, according to information from The Wall Street Journal.

This newspaper warned that external software development companies had analyzed the inbox and even reviewed the content of millions of personal emails to develop free applications.

However, Google has ensured that these signatures can only access personal emails from Gmail when users have offered their direct consent and that it only gives access to previously verified third-party applications.

The Google APIs allow developers to use the Google accounts of users as an authentication and authorization factor, for example. In this sense, in the policy of using the API for developers, Google requires external companies to publish a privacy policy that fully documents how the application interacts with the data of the users, the type of data requested and the purpose of them.

The company prohibits access, aggregation or analysis of the data of Google users if the purpose is to display, sell or distribute it to a third party who performs surveillance.

In addition, it advises developers to request permission on relevant user information to implement new features or services.

The US company stipulates that all applications with access to its API must show this policy to its users, who must give their consent to access their data, and that the subsequent data management must comply with these policies.


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