Google has responded to a troubling investigation into the data privacy practices of its Gmail email client with a series of tips for users to keep their accounts secure.
Director of Security, Trust and Privacy at Google Cloud, Suzanne Frey shared a blog post in which she admitted it was common for third-party developers to read the contents of users' Gmail messages if they had been granted the permissions to do so – one of the primary allegations of the investigation.
Frey also revealed three simple tips for users who wanted to restrict the access third-party developers had in their private inbox.
Here is how to control how much non-Google apps can see —
1. Use the Security Checkup tool
To access this users must go to their account and click on the squares in the top right hand corner
To access this, users need to navigate to their account and click on the squares
