The new millennium brought with it new ways of communicating, a much more technological era and innovations that managed to remain to this day. Example of this is Gmailthe email service Google which was launched in 2004 and quickly made its way among its competitors with a good interface and 1GB of storage. Of course, this email has also evolved over the years, and two decades after its creation, it has other integrated Google services as Google Drive, Google Photos and Google Calendar.
Gmail itself, meanwhile, has features to personalize your message box, efficient ways to filter spam and also a confidential mode that rises like a secret weapon; Not many know about it and boy is it useful. How does it work? Here we explain it to you.
How to use Gmail confidential mode
In addition to annoying spam emails, what usually enters our mailboxes is sensitive information or that may include important documents and that we do not want to share with everyone. Therefore, today more than ever, privacy and security play a fundamental role in how we connect with technology.
And to take care of that aspect, there is the Gmail confidential mode. Its objective? Allow users to send emails with additional protection measures. For example, can be set to automatically delete after a set timeand during that period, they cannot be forwarded, copied, printed or downloaded.
To activate confidential mode in Gmail, you only need to open the composer and write what you want to send. Then you must go to padlock icon with a clock, located at the bottom of the compose window. There you can set an expiration date for the message, ranging from one day to five years. Additionally, you can add a password that will be sent to the recipient by text message and that will allow them to open the email.
This last feature is especially valued by those who need to share sensitive information, such as legal documents or personal data, ensuring that shared information is not accessible or copied or forwarded without permission.
However, it should be added that Confidential mode is also available in the Gmail mobile app. To access it, you just have to touch the three dots icon while writing an email and select 'Confidential Mode' from the menu. Just like the desktop version, message expiration and security can be adjusted.
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