fruechtchen@lemmy.ml to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 3 years agoGmail will block all third party mail clients starting from June (unless they pay $4500)mastodon.honeypot.imexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down15
arrow-up154arrow-down1external-linkGmail will block all third party mail clients starting from June (unless they pay $4500)mastodon.honeypot.imfruechtchen@lemmy.ml to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 3 years agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squarerysiek@szmer.infolinkfedilinkarrow-up13·3 years agoApp Passwords are not going away: https://support.google.com/accounts/thread/154305711/less-secure-apps-your-google-account-termination-date-of-may-30th-2022 So it’s not quite as bad as “blocking all third party mail clients”. Still, a bit of a dick move.
minus-squarepingveno@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 years agoI can understand why they are doing it, though. Looks like they are pushing 2FA harder. Given what I have seen recently, that seems highly prudent.
minus-squarerysiek@szmer.infolinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-23 years agoAgreed, but it still feels somewhat inconsiderate (at least), and the only reason they can get away with doing it this way is because of their size. I mean, it really feels like they decided they finally have a good cover for screwing over small, independent e-mail clients.
App Passwords are not going away:
https://support.google.com/accounts/thread/154305711/less-secure-apps-your-google-account-termination-date-of-may-30th-2022
So it’s not quite as bad as “blocking all third party mail clients”. Still, a bit of a dick move.
I can understand why they are doing it, though. Looks like they are pushing 2FA harder. Given what I have seen recently, that seems highly prudent.
Agreed, but it still feels somewhat inconsiderate (at least), and the only reason they can get away with doing it this way is because of their size.
I mean, it really feels like they decided they finally have a good cover for screwing over small, independent e-mail clients.