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
It actually /may/ be secure. The point is so they can show you ads. Google’s revenues are falling as they are not the 200 pound gorilla in the advertising business anymore, especially not in the mobile field.
@gergely I did not say that it cannot be secure. What I meant is: They use security merely as a selling point for a feature whose purpose is to drive people away from third-party apps. Of course this is all about more control over their users and deeper data gathering for their ads.
