{"id":10224,"date":"2018-08-20T15:50:49","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T15:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/29241\/Gmail-Now-Lets-You-Send-Self-Destructing-Confidential-Mode-Emails-From-Your-Phone.html"},"modified":"2018-08-20T15:50:49","modified_gmt":"2018-08-20T15:50:49","slug":"gmail-now-lets-you-send-self-destructing-confidential-mode-emails-from-your-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/gmail-now-lets-you-send-self-destructing-confidential-mode-emails-from-your-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"Gmail Now Lets You Send Self-Destructing Confidential Mode Emails From Your Phone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Video &#8212; App assurance: Google insists Gmail access thoroughly vetted.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"relatedContent alignRight\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"int\">Featured stories<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p>Google has rolled out its &#8216;confidential mode&#8217; for setting a self-destruct date on email to mobile devices.<\/p>\n<p>Confidential mode came with the search company&#8217;s big <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/google-overhauls-g-suite-with-redesign-ai-and-efforts-to-cut-clutter\/\">redesign of Gmail announced earlier this year<\/a> and became the default for consumer Gmail users in July, while G Suite business customers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/gmails-new-design-love-it-or-hate-it-looks-like-youll-soon-have-to-use-it\/\">still have a few months<\/a> to make the switch.<\/p>\n<p>The data-protection feature is now available on mobile devices, Google announced <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gmail\/status\/1030146398757511168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1030146398757511168&amp;ref_url=https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2018\/08\/18\/gmail-confidential-mode-mobile-devices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via a tweet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Google promotes the Gmail feature as a way to protect sensitive information by allowing users to set an expiration date for individual messages or revoke access to messages already sent.<\/p>\n<p>The feature also prevents recipients from forwarding, copying, printing or downloading its content and allows users to require recipients to enter a one-time code sent via SMS to view the email.<\/p>\n<p>The authentication feature is intended to protect information in the event of the recipient&#8217;s email account being hijacked.<\/p>\n<section class=\"sharethrough-top\" data-component=\"medusaContentRecommendation\" data-medusa-content-recommendation-options=\"{&quot;promo&quot;:&quot;promo_ZD_recommendation_sharethrough_top_in_article_desktop&quot;,&quot;spot&quot;:&quot;dfp-in-article&quot;}\">\n<\/section>\n<p><strong>SEE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/topic\/sensord-enterprise-iot-ml-and-big-data\/\"><strong>Sensor&#8217;d enterprise: IoT, ML, and big data<\/strong><\/a> <strong>(ZDNet special report) |<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/resource-library\/whitepapers\/special-report-iot-and-the-sensor-d-enterprise-free-pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Download the report as a PDF<\/strong><\/a> <strong>(TechRepublic)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While confidential mode could help prevent information leaks, Google notes a few caveats. It won&#8217;t, for example, prevent recipients from taking screenshots or a snap of the message.<\/p>\n<p>Also, confidentiality could be compromised if the recipient is using a malware-infected computer.<\/p>\n<p>Google is treading more carefully with the rollout of confidential mode for its G Suite users, despite calling confidential mode an &#8220;information rights management&#8221; control.<\/p>\n<p>The feature is currently off by default in G Suite and users need to ask their admin for permission to access it.<\/p>\n<p>Some people contest Google&#8217;s use of the word &#8216;confidential&#8217;, arguing it might mislead people into expecting true confidentiality when in fact it doesn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>The Electronic Frontier Foundation recently (EFF) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eff.org\/deeplinks\/2018\/07\/between-you-me-and-google-problems-gmails-confidential-mode\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">accused<\/a> Google of providing &#8220;misleading assurances of privacy and security&#8221; with the feature, which could steer users away from finding more secure ways to send private messages.<\/p>\n<p>Its main criticism is that Gmail isn&#8217;t an end-to-end encrypted service, so Google could read your email.<\/p>\n<p>In response to recent concerns about third-party developers having access to Gmail users&#8217; content, Google <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/whos-reading-your-gmail-not-us-says-google-and-we-vet-3rd-party-apps-that-do\/\">stressed<\/a> that no one at Google reads Gmail messages but noted that it can if it needs to, to investigate a bug or abuse.<\/p>\n<p>EFF&#8217;s other criticism is that expiring emails are only partially erased since they remain in the sender&#8217;s sent folder after the expiry date and need to be manually deleted from that folder.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img aspect-set\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zdnet1.cbsistatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2018\/08\/20\/5218e852-1733-4292-8c14-73c6ae15e6ef\/resize\/770xauto\/f8f154bdf8512866cbfc0c4ca48c082d\/gmailconfidentialmodeaug18.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"gmailconfidentialmodeaug18.jpg\" height=\"auto\" width=\"770\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"caption\">Confidential mode could help prevent information leaks, but Google has a few caveats.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"credit\">Image: Google<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Previous and related coverage<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/gmails-new-design-love-it-or-hate-it-looks-like-youll-soon-have-to-use-it\/\"><strong>Gmail&#8217;s new design: Love it or hate it, looks like you&#8217;ll soon have to use it<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The new Gmail will just be Gmail soon after it reaches general availability.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/google-pledges-to-foil-phishing-attacks-with-new-titan-security-key\/\"><strong>Google pledges to foil phishing attacks with new Titan Security Key<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you trust Google, this is the second-factor security key for you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/whos-reading-your-gmail-not-us-says-google-and-we-vet-3rd-party-apps-that-do\/\"><strong>Who&#8217;s reading your Gmail? Not us, says Google, and we vet 3rd-party apps that do<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Google says it doesn&#8217;t get paid for giving third-party apps access to Gmail and checks them thoroughly.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/article\/why-gmails-confidential-mode-is-good-for-privacy-but-may-be-bad-for-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why Gmail&#8217;s confidential mode is good for privacy, but may be bad for businesses<\/a> TechRepublic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Google&#8217;s new mail features might prove to be a big issue for litigation and corporate investigations due to the compliance and e-discovery complications it creates.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/how-to-turn-on-dark-mode-for-gmail-or-all-of-chrome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to turn on dark mode for Gmail (or all of Chrome)<\/a> CNET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gmail has two built-in dark themes, but you&#8217;ll need an extension to paint 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