Google Changes Gmail After 22 Years-Why You Need A New Email Address
Yahoo News UK • • technology
Key Points:
- Google has introduced an option for Gmail users to change their original email addresses to more age-appropriate or less embarrassing names, allowing users to select any available name while retaining their old address as an alias.
- Despite this update, the core issue of email privacy and spam remains unresolved, as new addresses quickly become exposed to marketers and scammers once used, similar to longstanding addresses.
- Experts highlight the need for features like Apple’s "Hide My Email," which creates disposable forwarding addresses to protect users' primary email from being widely distributed and exploited.
- Gmail's new feature could increase risks of impersonation and phishing since old addresses continue to function as aliases, potentially confusing recipients and attackers.
- Google has yet to release a comprehensive privacy tool akin to "Hide My Email," missing an opportunity to enhance user security alongside the address change feature, leaving its 2 billion users still vulnerable.
