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What is Gmail’s Enhanced Safe Browsing, and should you use it?


What is Gmail’s Enhanced Safe Browsing, and should you use it?

Google routinely adds new useful features to its Gmail app, like the ability to add Google Calendar events from the email app and inform others of your availability. Enhanced Safe Browsing might be another Gmail trick you'll want to use inside the app, as it can protect you in real-time from potential phishing attacks.

But there's also an immediate downside concerning privacy. Turning on Enhanced Safe Browsing for Gmail means sending Google even more personal data. In this case, we're looking at information about your browsing habits.

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By: Chris Smith
Title: What is Gmail’s Enhanced Safe Browsing, and should you use it?
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Published Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2023 14:50:00 +0000