We've all been there. knowing that the personal email we sent was read by someone else to the sender. In order to combat this, Google has created the mode Gmail Confidential, which you can use to send emails, allows recipients of an email to prevent them from forwarding, copying, printing, and downloading messages and attachments.
Gmail Confidential was one of the new options that Google launched in 2018. And its main objective is protect sensitive content and prevent its dissemination without permission from who originally sent the message. This feature can also be used in both its version for computer as in their versions for Android, iPhone and iPad.
Send messages and files with Gmail Confidential
The first thing you should do is gonna Gmail, and click on Compose.
In the lower right corner of the window, you must click cClick on the clock icon next to a lock to activate confidential mode
Immediately, a window will open, here you can edit security measures, these are the expiration date of the message and whether you want a password to be generated to open the email.
If you choose “No password by SMS”, your recipient You will be able to open your email without any complications from the Gmail app or from your computer.
Instead, if you place “Password by SMS”, your recipient You will receive a password by text message. With this option, you must be very careful and make sure you enter the recipient's phone number, not your own.
To finish, Click Save and send your email without any worries.
How to remove access
Another feature of Gmail Confidential is that you can have your recipient stop checking email before the expiration date.
To do this, from your computer, open Gmail and go to your sent folder. Once there, open the confidential email and click Click Remove Access.
How to open a confidential email
On the contrary, if you are the one who receives an email, You will only be able to see the message and attachments until the expiration date. or until the sender interrupts access.
Something you should be clear about is that You will not be able to copy, paste, download, print and forward the message text and attachments, as These options will be disabled.
Using this method we can have more control over the privacy of the emails we send. And although We cannot prevent our sender from capturing the screen or taking a picture of you., remains a good method for maintaining the confidentiality of the information we send. Tell us in the comments if you've already used this Gmail option.
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