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How secure is Gmail?

Posted on 6/9/15 at 4:57 pm
Posted by Ponchy Tiger
Ponchatoula
Member since Aug 2004
45127 posts
Posted on 6/9/15 at 4:57 pm
For give me if this is a silly question I am just wondering how safe it is?
Posted by Vrai
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2003
3895 posts
Posted on 6/9/15 at 4:59 pm to
In what way? How strong is your password? You can always turn on multi-factor authentication and/or encrypt your emails with PGP before you send them.
Posted by SG_Geaux
Beautiful St George
Member since Aug 2004
77977 posts
Posted on 6/9/15 at 4:59 pm to
As safe as any other free email service.

If you really want security, pay for a service that let's you send encrypted emails.
Posted by TigerGman
Center of the Universe
Member since Sep 2006
11216 posts
Posted on 6/9/15 at 5:46 pm to
quote:

there's too much money in selling people the same apps all over again I suppose.


What pay Google apps are you using?
Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
33404 posts
Posted on 6/9/15 at 6:51 pm to
quote:


How secure is Gmail?
For give me if this is a silly question I am just wondering how safe it is?


Somewhat secure. Baseline assumption should be govt can see it at will.

2-factor authentication is legit, though.
Posted by jeff5891
Member since Aug 2011
15761 posts
Posted on 6/9/15 at 7:56 pm to
If you are worried about security, you shouldn't be using email.
Posted by TexasTiger39
Member since Mar 2009
3671 posts
Posted on 6/9/15 at 8:30 pm to
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This post was edited on 8/8/20 at 10:47 am
Posted by C
Houston
Member since Dec 2007
27824 posts
Posted on 6/9/15 at 8:40 pm to
Google searches each email you send for certain illegal content. So not that secure if they really want to read them.
Posted by Jcorye1
Tom Brady = GoAT
Member since Dec 2007
71409 posts
Posted on 6/9/15 at 9:47 pm to
I wouldn't use it for confidential business transactions if that's what you're asking.
Posted by ithad2bme
Houston transplant from B.R.
Member since Sep 2008
3468 posts
Posted on 6/10/15 at 7:13 am to
The Government will see it even if you don't send the email if that is what you are asking. When General Petraeus refused to do what the administration wanted they exposed the fact that he had a gmail account that he used to leave messages in the draft folder for his mistress to find. If they can see what you type before you send it, it isn't "that" secure.

Gmail security facts
Posted by foshizzle
Washington DC metro
Member since Mar 2008
40599 posts
Posted on 6/10/15 at 8:35 am to
quote:

For give me if this is a silly question I am just wondering how safe it is?


Not a silly question at all.

If someone is not actively looking to read your email, it's as good/bad as anything else. If someone is trying to read your email, then if it's the government you're screwed since Google cooperates with investigations. If it's a random hacker then it depends.

But if someone is trying to read your stuff to start with then you have bigger problems.
Posted by PurpGold 14-0
Member since Nov 2012
3801 posts
Posted on 6/10/15 at 9:33 am to
quote:

How secure is Gmail?

Worried about your Adult Friend Finder account?
Posted by Ponchy Tiger
Ponchatoula
Member since Aug 2004
45127 posts
Posted on 6/10/15 at 4:03 pm to
quote:

Worried about your Adult Friend Finder account?


Nope I use the email service from Tigerdroppings that Chicken provides for old time members of the site.

My company is transitioning everyone to paperless pay stubs. Its voluntary right now but we all know its eventually going to be the only options. I have a Gmail account and was just wondering if it was secure enough. I do have Charter internet and am I sure they offer email to customers although I have never used it. Would that be a better option and more secure.
Posted by tke857
Member since Jan 2012
12195 posts
Posted on 6/10/15 at 4:19 pm to
About as secure as a condom poked with holes
Posted by philabuck
NE Ohio
Member since Sep 2008
10379 posts
Posted on 6/10/15 at 6:54 pm to
A friend of mine works for an organization that just activated "Google Vault" (Google's archiving service for Google Apps) and they had instant access to every email and draft from the first day they used Google Apps in 2009.

It's safe to say that Google has a record of everything. Hopefully they don't get hacked
Posted by AubieALUMdvm
Member since Oct 2011
11713 posts
Posted on 6/11/15 at 7:33 am to
quote:

Google searches each email you send for certain illegal content.


Didn't know this but doesn't surprise me. Is this like homeland security type stuff?

They can read my emails all day and be bored out of their minds.
Posted by Chimlim
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Jul 2005
17712 posts
Posted on 6/11/15 at 7:38 am to
quote:

My company is transitioning everyone to paperless pay stubs. Its voluntary right now but we all know its eventually going to be the only options


As long as the paperless stubs are encrypted, you should be fine with gmail.
Posted by colorchangintiger
Dan Carlin
Member since Nov 2005
30979 posts
Posted on 6/11/15 at 1:59 pm to
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Posted by ILikeLSUToo
Central, LA
Member since Jan 2008
18018 posts
Posted on 6/11/15 at 2:32 pm to
No way that key is formatted correctly
Posted by colorchangintiger
Dan Carlin
Member since Nov 2005
30979 posts
Posted on 6/11/15 at 2:35 pm to
*key is for visual representation purposes only
This post was edited on 6/11/15 at 2:36 pm
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