On Mon, 2 Jul 2018, at 7:24 PM, Peter Reutemann wrote:
It's not news that Google and many top email providers enable outside developers to access users' inboxes. In most cases, the people who signed up for the price-comparison deals or other programs agreed to provide access to their inboxes as part of the opt-in process. In Google's case, outside developers must pass a vetting process, and as part of that, Google ensures they have an acceptable privacy agreement, The Journal reported, citing a Google representative.
It really is time that people take _some_ personal responsibility online. I know when I allow an app / site asks for Google authentication, the page clearly states what information is shared. Most that I can recall ask for name, age and location (or some combination of these). If there was an app/site that wanted access to my mail[1] or other information I don't want to share, I wouldn't authenticate with it. -- Simon [1] although in my case, I don't have Google Mail associated with my Google account.