Why Your Email Is Smarter Than You Think (and When It Needs a Leash)

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Most people just know Gmail as โ€œthat email thing from Google,โ€ but itโ€™s doing a lot behind the scenes โ€” some of it helpful, some of itโ€ฆ a little too eager. Letโ€™s explain what Gmail is actually doing without using words like โ€œalgorithmโ€ more than necessary.

โ€œGoogle Wants My Driverโ€™s License?! Is This Real or a Scam?โ€

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Google Wants My Driverโ€™s License?! Is This Real or a Scam You are not the only one asking this โ€” a few readers have wondered the same thing lately. So letโ€™s break it down in plain English, with minimal tech panic and zero tin-foil hats required.

Gmail basics

A reader is having difficulty navigating Gmail: "I do not like the Gmail at all because there is no address book of contacts, the symbols mean nothing to me beside the trashcan, don't know what the others mean." Gmail is the most popular email provider in the U.S. and has over 1 billion active users … Continue reading Gmail basics