Gmail's upcoming self-destructing emails will require the recipients to click on a link and log in with their #Google accounts to see the content, if they are accessing via IMAP/SMTP.
Don't be fooled: Google's purpose is not to give us more confidentiality. They want all of their users to access their mailboxes via the Gmail app or their web interface, so they are creating a burden to the recipients and calling it “security” to convince people to adopt it.
@miramarco I dunno. Do they really benefit more by that than just having the email text in the first place? They can analyze it and use it to feed their ad algorithms either way.
@keiyakins My suspicion is that they want people to install their app, or at least access Gmail via their web interface, rather than using third-party apps they have little control on.
I mean, Gmail keeps welcoming me with an invitation to update and use their app, so I think that’s what their management is aiming at.
