Google allows third-party developers to scan your Gmail: Report
The search engine giant Google is reportedly allowing third-party developers to scan Gmail accounts despite its assurance to users that the company "keeps their privacy and security paramount". Google "continues to let hundreds of outside software developers scan the inboxes of millions of Gmail users who signed up for email-based services offering shopping price comparisons, automated travel-itinerary planners or other tools," a report in Wall Street Journal said on Monday. "Google does little to police those developers, who train their computers-- and, in some cases, employees -- to read their users' emails," the report further stated. "Email data collectors use software to scan millions of messages a day, looking for clues about consumers that they can sell to marketers, hedge funds and other businesses," the report added, saying data miners generally have access to other email services besides Gmail.
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