CNN: Google was beloved as an employer for years. Then it laid off thousands by email. “Google (GOOGL), which for years ranked as the top company to work for in the United States, laid off thousands of workers by e-mail. And not just any employees: Decades-long veterans of the company, at least one employee on health leave, and even an employee in labor with her second child were all cut, with little explanation.”
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PC World: Firefox’s new feature protects against email tracking and spam
PC World: Firefox’s new feature protects against email tracking and spam. “In welcome news for all Firefox users, Mozilla announced this week that Firefox Relay, its version of email masking, will become integrated into its browser. Launched in 2020, Relay has only been accessible so far through a browser add-on.”
Make Tech Easier: Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts Cheatsheet
Make Tech Easier: Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts Cheatsheet. “With over 1.5 billion users worldwide, Gmail has easily become the most commonly used email client for people across the world wide web. In fact, many people use Gmail for both their personal and professional email accounts, and it’s easy to see why when you look at all of the fantastic features and automations Gmail offers its users.”
Gmail Automation: 8 Useful Google Scripts to Automate Your Gmail (Make Tech Easier)
Make Tech Easier: Gmail Automation: 8 Useful Google Scripts to Automate Your Gmail. “Gmail, by itself, is already a very powerful email client. With the help of filters, you can set up automation to better organize your inbox. However, for power users, the filter feature is not sufficient compared to writing custom scripts. These eight Google scripts can further automate your Gmail.”
How-To Geek: Proton Mail Just Got a Big Upgrade on Desktop PCs
How-To Geek: Proton Mail Just Got a Big Upgrade on Desktop PCs. “Proton Mail’s data synchronization and encryption isn’t compatible with regular email apps. That’s why Proton also has a desktop Bridge application, which relays messages to your favorite mail app while maintaining end-to-end encryption. Proton Mail has announced a revamp to its bridge that will allow it to be much faster and comfortable to use, helping whatever email client you’re using it with to feel much more native.”
The Verge: Google is still trying to fix Gmail’s Outlook syncing issues
The Verge: Google is still trying to fix Gmail’s Outlook syncing issues. “If you typically access your Hotmail or Outlook account using the Gmail app, there’s a reason you probably haven’t seen any new emails today: Google says it’s investigating an issue it’s having syncing with Microsoft’s servers.”
Bleeping Computer: Microsoft Outlook flooded with spam due to broken email filters
Bleeping Computer: Microsoft Outlook flooded with spam due to broken email filters. “According to reports from an increasing number of Microsoft customers, Outlook inboxes have been flooded with spam emails over the last nine hours because email spam filters are currently broken. This ongoing issue was confirmed by countless Outlook users who have reported (on social media platforms and the Microsoft Community’s website) that all messages were landing in their inboxes, even those that would have been previously tagged as spam and sent to the junk folder.”
How-To Geek: Mozilla Is Rebuilding Thunderbird “From the Ground Up”
How-To Geek: Mozilla Is Rebuilding Thunderbird “From the Ground Up”. “Mozilla released Thunderbird 102 back in June 2022, marking the first phase of a multi-year revamp of the popular mail client. It had a few much-needed setup improvements and bug fixes, as well as some design tweaks. There’s also a more significant update planned for later in 2023, named ‘Supernova,’ which was already teased as a major redesign. However, it’s not just a redesign — the app is being rebuilt ‘from the ground up.'”
PC World: Get your email privacy in order with these free must-use tools
PC World: Get your email privacy in order with these free must-use tools. “Getting unwanted messages in your inbox can feel like a major breach of trust, and knowing senders can see a record of everything you’ve opened and clicked can feel downright creepy. That’s why it’s worth getting familiar with all the ways you can protect your email privacy. From resistance against email tracking to masked email addresses that hide your identity, here are some of my favorite free tools you can use right now.”
Engadget: Google will once again apply Gmail spam detection to political campaign emails
Engadget: Google will once again apply Gmail spam detection to political campaign emails. “Google doesn’t plan to let political campaigns dodge Gmail’s spam detection for much longer. The Washington Post has learned that Google plans to end the email filter bypass pilot program by the end of this month.”
Wall Street Journal: Google Didn’t Show Bias in Filtering Campaign-Ad Pitches, FEC Says
Wall Street Journal: Google Didn’t Show Bias in Filtering Campaign-Ad Pitches, FEC Says. “The Federal Election Commission has dismissed a complaint from Republicans that Google’s Gmail app aided Democratic candidates by sending GOP fundraising emails to spam at a far higher rate than Democratic solicitations.”
Lifehacker: How to Back Up Your Gmails to Avoid Paying for Storage
Lifehacker: How to Back Up Your Gmails to Avoid Paying for Storage. “There are two steps to dealing with a Gmail backup. The first, of course, is downloading the messages from Google, but it doesn’t end there. Google will send you the files in .mbox format, a file format none of the apps on your computer can likely read. But, that’s okay. We’ll fix that.”
Irish Times: Eir says thousands of customer emails irretrievably deleted in error
Irish Times: Eir says thousands of customer emails irretrievably deleted in error. “Thousands of emails sent and received over the last two decades by eir customers with eircom.net addresses have been permanently deleted in error by the company, The Irish Times has learned. While the company declined to say precisely how many of the subscribers to its email service were affected by the system failure, it said four per cent of its user base have had all emails sent or received longer than 45 days ago deleted and these cannot be recovered.”
The Verge: Google is letting businesses try out client-side encryption for Gmail
The Verge: Google is letting businesses try out client-side encryption for Gmail. “Google has launched a beta of its client-side encryption for Gmail, letting businesses apply to test out the feature meant to make ‘sensitive data’ and attachments unreadable even to Google. The company announced the beta, which Workspace administrators can sign up for until January 20th, in a blog post on Friday.”
How-To Geek: Thunderbird Shares First Peek at “Supernova” Update
How-To Geek: Thunderbird Shares First Peek at “Supernova” Update. “Thunderbird, the long-running email and calendar application from Mozilla, has spent this year reorganizing and working on major updates. Now the development team is starting to show off the next big upgrade, codenamed ‘Thunderbird Supernova.'”