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stumped · 03-13-2019, 04:53 PM

So anyone who was already using Gmail, like me, is unaffected ?

And the workaround works because Google acts as an intermediary, but is only willing to do that for Gmail, not for other email services ?

I have never liked or understood or fully trusted the sign into X with Y ( where y = Google r Facebook or whoever) process. I do it out of laziness for unimportant stuff to avoid having to create new credentials, but I like to think that Google can't read my Dropbox and Dropbox can't read my Gmail... Maybe I am hopelessly naive !

03-13-2019, 04:53 PM	#4
stumped Wizard Posts: 3,305 Karma: 10259306 Join Date: May 2016 Device: kobo forma, Kobo Libra, Huawei media Tab, fire HD10, PW3 HDX8.9,	So anyone who was already using Gmail, like me, is unaffected ? And the workaround works because Google acts as an intermediary, but is only willing to do that for Gmail, not for other email services ? I have never liked or understood or fully trusted the sign into X with Y ( where y = Google r Facebook or whoever) process. I do it out of laziness for unimportant stuff to avoid having to create new credentials, but I like to think that Google can't read my Dropbox and Dropbox can't read my Gmail... Maybe I am hopelessly naive !