Recently, Google introduced
a feature to Gmail some might not be too happy about. By default, anyone with a
Google+ account can now send an email to your Gmail account whether they have
your address or not. As long as your name is attached to a Google+ and Gmail
account, you can receive messages from strangers like the one seen above.
If that is something that doesn't sound appealing to you,
don't worry, you can disable
the feature and return your account to the legacy
privacy settings. Google provides 4 different options under the Email via
Google+ section, "Anyone on Google+", "Extended circles",
"Circles" or "No one." The name of the settings more or
less speak for themselves, with the "No one" effectively retuning
your account back to its usual state and disabling the feature entirely.
To find these options login to your Gmail account, head to
your settings page from the gear icon on the top right corner of the screen.
Then in the General tab, scroll down to hit the pull down menu in the Email via
Google+ section to view the options (don't forget to save your changes).
With the ability to turn it off, the Facebook like messaging
really doesn't sound like a big problem for those that don't want strangers to
send messages to their personal email accounts. Google says, the person
contacting you can't actually see your email address unless you email them
back.
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