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Google Launches Shielded Email Amid Privacy Concerns

5/26/2025

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Gmail's new upgrade enables Gemini to sift through users' past emails and files, sparking significant privacy worries. In response, Google is rolling out a Shielded Email feature for Android, akin to Apple's Hide My Email, designed to cloak email addresses and bolster defenses against data breaches and unwanted tracking.

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Story summary

Gmail's new upgrade enables Gemini to sift through users' past emails and files, sparking significant privacy worries. In response, Google is rolling out a Shielded Email feature for Android, akin to Apple's Hide My Email, designed to cloak email addresses and bolster defenses against data breaches and unwanted tracking.