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Gmail is Getting More Ads
No one likes websites and services filled with ads, but Gmail’s advertising has been relatively unintrusive over the years. Recently, though, that’s changing for some people.
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Gmail Is Adding a Blue Checkmark To Better Verify Senders
Google is now making the feature much more explicit by adding a “checkmark icon for senders that have adopted BIMI” to more clearly “help users identify messages from legitimate senders versus impersonators.” The company has shared what this will look like on desktop web. The timing of this launch is somewhat amusing, given the rest of the tech landscape. The icon is a blue seal with a white checkmark in the middle, with users able to hover over it on the web. For example, Google’s will say: “This sender of this email has verified that they own google.com and the logo in the profile image. Learn more.” The feature is rolling out today and will be available over the coming days and weeks. It’ll be available to all Google Workspace customers, legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers, and users with personal Google Accounts.
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Even Gmail has blue verification checks now
Google is rolling out a Gmail feature that aims to help you figure out whether a sender is genuine or if they may be a scammer. When you receive an email from a company that has verified its identity, you’ll see a blue check next to their name in your inbox.
The checkmark update is Google’s latest implementation of the Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI) tech. Google started testing BIMI in Gmail in 2020. At first, it enabled brands that were enrolled in BIMI to include authenticated logos in their emails. The blue check is a perhaps more obvious indicator that the sender is legitimate.
When you hover over the blue check in Gmail, you’ll see a pop-up that reads “The sender of this email has verified that they own [the domain was sent from] and the logo in the profile image.” The pop-up includes a link that directs you to a page with more information.
“Strong email authentication helps users and email security systems identify and stop spam, and also enables senders to leverage their brand trust,” Google wrote in a blog post. “This increases confidence in email sources and gives readers an immersive experience, creating a better email ecosystem for everyone.” The feature should be live for all users by the end of the week, while Workspace admins can help set up BIMI for their company.
It’s nice to see one company bring back an element of trust to the blue check, which used to be a pretty clear indicator that the person, brand or business on the other end is the real deal. Unlike a certain other company, at least Google doesn’t seem to have weaponized blue checks as part of a culture war or used them to wring more revenue out of users while damaging its overall trustworthiness.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/even-gmail-has-blue-verification-checks-now-200234105.html?src=rss
Blue verified checkmarks are coming to Gmail
Google is going to start displaying a blue checkmark next to select senders’ names on Gmail to verify their identity, the company announced on Wednesday. The new blue checkmarks will automatically appear next to companies that have adopted Gmail’s existing Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI) feature. The BIMI feature, which rolled out in 2021, […]
Blue verified checkmarks are coming to Gmail by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch