CrzRsn
So long, and thanks for all the fish
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I just discovered something about concerning about Gmail's linked account feature, and figured I'd warn the rest of you guys.
I have several emails that I use for various purposes, as I'm sure many of you do too. Namely a general purpose one for friends and family, a professional one for my bank, credit cards, insurance company, etc and a burner for craigslist buying/selling. For ease of use and convenience, I have them all linked together in Gmail, which is a Gmail offered feature, not 3rd party plugin. This allows me to select which email address I send from when composing a new email.
Well, I just was emailing someone about something I wanted to buy, thinking its from my professional email address. Went to the store to pick up what I ordered, and the invoice had my personal email for family/friends. I was certain I emailed him from my professional account. Maybe I made a mistake and forgot to switch the accounts? Just got home, and nope, I emailed him from my professional account, but somehow he received it from my personal account.
If you ask me, this is a huge oversight. If Google is going to provide this functionality, its expected to work properly and not give away one account when I email someone from another. How many finance companies and banks now have seen my less than professional personal account? How many craigslist people have seen an account tied to my identity?
So if you use this feature, beware.
I have several emails that I use for various purposes, as I'm sure many of you do too. Namely a general purpose one for friends and family, a professional one for my bank, credit cards, insurance company, etc and a burner for craigslist buying/selling. For ease of use and convenience, I have them all linked together in Gmail, which is a Gmail offered feature, not 3rd party plugin. This allows me to select which email address I send from when composing a new email.
Well, I just was emailing someone about something I wanted to buy, thinking its from my professional email address. Went to the store to pick up what I ordered, and the invoice had my personal email for family/friends. I was certain I emailed him from my professional account. Maybe I made a mistake and forgot to switch the accounts? Just got home, and nope, I emailed him from my professional account, but somehow he received it from my personal account.
If you ask me, this is a huge oversight. If Google is going to provide this functionality, its expected to work properly and not give away one account when I email someone from another. How many finance companies and banks now have seen my less than professional personal account? How many craigslist people have seen an account tied to my identity?
So if you use this feature, beware.
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