Published 03:58 IST, July 7th 2020
Google warns Gmail users as broken spam filter sends inappropriate mails to inbox
Google's Gmail spam filter seems to be malfunctioning due to which users have been receiving dangerous, exploitative, and inappropriate emails in the inbox
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Google's Gmail spam filter seems to be malfunctioning due to which users have been receiving dangerous, exploitative, and highly inappropriate emails in their main inbox. As per reports, the spam filter malfunctioning is part of a larger problem that is causing some users to experience a delay in sending and receiving emails.
Netizens take to Twitter
According to Gmail’s official service site, the problem was first acknowledged by Google on July 1 at 1:57 am. On their website, Gmail stated that many of its users were experiencing delays with receiving and sending messages as well as other services. Meanwhile, many people have taken to Twitter to complain about issues with their Gmail inbox. Take a look at their tweets below.
According to Google, the delay in receiving messages led to many messages inadvertently bypassing spam checks and thus making an appearance in users' primary inbox. While Google has released a statement stating its developers have resolved the issue, multiple users have reported that they are still experiencing problems. However, the number of complaints has drastically reduced.
Google’s acquisition of Fitbit under EU scanner
In other related news, regulators from the European Union are investigating the long-term implications of Tech Giant Google acquiring Fitbit and researching the possibility if of those moves allowing Google to drive rival manufactures of wearable devices, app developers, and other online service providers out of business. According to reports, if Google is able to kill off its competition it will boost its own monopoly over online advertising.
As per reports, EU regulators are concerned that that the entirety of Fitbit’s data about its users, such a data about health, location, heart rate, and calorie burned will expand Alphabet Inc market dominance and pseudo monopoly. According to reports, the European Commission will come to a decision on Google’s acquisition of Fitbit by July 20.
Updated 03:58 IST, July 7th 2020