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posted by janrinok on Tuesday May 01 2018, @02:02PM   Printer-friendly
from the no-you-see-me,-now-you-don't dept.

Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzard

Google will slowly be rolling out a number of changes for consumer Gmail users and G Suite users. Some of the changes improve usability and productivity, while others are meant to maximize data and user protection. Some of the new security options should help enterprise users meed GDPR compliance needs.

[...] Gmail confidential mode will allow users to:

  • Set expiration dates for emails or revoke previously sent messages
  • Secure access to the contents of emails by requiring recipients to enter a password
  • Restrict the recipients’ ability to forward, copy, download or print emails.

These things will be possible because these emails will not be actually downloaded in the recipients’ inbox, but will be placed on a separate page/window where their content can be viewed, and the email will show that page.

Guess I'll be switching to ProtonMail for my webmail needs, which, granted, are few.

Source: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2018/04/26/gmail-self-destructing-emails/


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 02 2018, @01:04AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 02 2018, @01:04AM (#674379)

    IAAL and this isn't as big of a deal as you think. First is that the email doesn't just disappear, there is other evidence that it existed, such as logs, testimony, the fact you accepted the offer at all. Second is that a party wouldn't be bound to arbitration, as there would probably be a dispute that an arbitration clause applies at all and there are limits to what arbitrators are allowed to do under the law. Third is that given that the recipient's copy was destroyed, let alone due to an act instigated by the sender, other evidence is allowed under the best evidence rule. Fourth is that certain transactions (most in the U.S. and E.U.) require the preservation of terms and are void (or voidable, depending on the exact context) if not preserved at the party's fault.