[kictanet] Google To Begin Alerting Users if Gmail Account is Targeted by Government

[Mark Kipyegon Koskei]

It will be a true test of Google's commitment to privacy when they find
themselves in a position where they cannot legally notify their users
concerning government surveillance.

On 31/03/2016 11:40, kictanet-request at lists.kictanet.or.ke wrote:

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> Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 11:31:32 +0300
> From: "George Nyabuga" <gnyabuga at uonbi.ac.ke>
> To: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
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> Listers,
> 
> This may be of interest, if you do not already know.
> 
> As privacy advocates celebrate the FBI?s decision to stop harassing Apple
> over the San Bernardino shooter?s encrypted iPhone, other tech giants seem
> to have finally noticed that what consumers want is privacy. But for
> privacy to prevail, the government must stop snooping. With that idea in
> mind, Google decided to change how the game is played.
> In an official Google blog update detailing new security measures for
> Gmail, the tech giant announced it would begin alerting consumers whenever
> the firm detects an account is being targeted ? or rather, hacked ? by
> government agencies or their proxies. While the company believes less than
> 0.1 percent of Gmail users will receive this type of warning, the idea
> that a tech giant is going to these lengths to give users peace of mind
> and privacy should give advocacy groups across the country reason to
> continue celebrating.
> 
> More at:
> http://theantimedia.org/google-to-begin-alerting-users-if-gmail-account-is-targeted-by-government/
> 
> https://security.googleblog.com/2016/03/more-encryption-more-notifications-more.html
> 
> 

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