Google has update Gmail with a feature that some of you might not appreciate . Now , merely typing in someone ’s name into the ‘ To ’ battlefield will mechanically take hold of their address from Google+ , and , bad , the service is implement to your report by default .
Google announce the featureon its Gmail blog yesterday , and haveclarified to The Vergethat the feature will be opt - out . The divine service will roll out over the coming days , and you ’ll mark a setting in your Gmail call “ Email via Google+ ” , though the ability to in reality use it will “ not be enabled until a later date . ”
It ’s worth us pointing out that , when it does become active , your email address is n’t expose , and incur messages will be dropped in your Social tab rather than your Primary inbox . But still , you could be on the receiving end of unsolicited electronic mail .
To choose - out , you ’ll want to head into your Gmail mise en scene , find the “ Email via Google+ ” surgical incision , and choose your privacy setting — from no one to anyone . Check out the image below , from The Verge , to see what that looks like .
All in , it ’s perhaps not the most outlandish of changes to be made by Google , and some people will no doubt find it incredibly utilitarian — but it ’s still sure to spark criticism from concealment advocates . [ Google , Verge ]
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