Gmail for Android gets anti-phishing security checks
Himanshu, 04 May 2017
Google has started pushing out a new update to its Gmail for Android app. The update brings along a new security feature: anti-phishing security checks.
"When you click on a suspicious link in a message, Gmail will show a warning prompt helping you keep your account safe," the company explains. Here's the warning prompt in question:
Coincidentally or not, this new feature comes shortly after a huge phishing attack related to Google Docs came into light. The Mountain View, California-based company has addressed that issue.
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- Stone Cold Steve
- 04 May 2017
- 7tt
I thought Gmail was fishy
- techlover1
- 04 May 2017
- LfN
Well, at least now we can look at the brighter side of it. So welcome to the new security update now. Haha