"Despite the pervasiveness of law enforcement surveillance of digital communication, the FBI still has a difficult time monitoring Gmail, Google Voice, and Dropbox in real time. But that may change soon, because the bureau says it has made gaining more powers to wiretap all forms of Internet conversation and cloud storage a “top priority” this year."

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Andrew Weissmann: FBI wants real-time Gmail, Dropbox spying power.

Absolutely not.

One Simple Thing You Should Do Right Now to Keep Hackers From Destroying Your Digital Life →

Imagine if you turned on your computer and found your entire digital life was wiped: years of photos, emails, documents—gone. That happened to Wired writer Mat Honan last weekend, when hackers broke into his most important accounts. But it could have probably been prevented if he’d done one thing: Enabled “two-factor authentication” on his Gmail account.

First, go here and enable two-factor authentication before you even read this. I know, two-factor authentication sounds sooooo boring. And it is, compared to the nightmare Honan went through.

Go do this right now.

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GMail is experiencing widespread outages.

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New Gmail: 9 Things You Need to Know →

Here’s one:

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The new GMail looks so shiny!

(via A preview of Gmail’s new look - Official Gmail Blog)

AccountKiller Details How to Delete Your Account from Nearly Any Web Site →

Web site AccountKiller offers clear and simple instructions for deleting online accounts at all the most popular sites—and with deletion instructions for over 150 sites, some less popular sites, as well.

You know, this is one of those things you come across, and you’re all like, “I didn’t know I needed that.”

Dear Spellcheck:

Contrary to your opinion, the following are words:

• Tumblr
• Reblog
• Twitter
• (Re)tweet
• Facebook
• Gmail

Anyone have others to add?

Gmail Motion BETA →

A new way to communicate

The mouse and keyboard were invented before the Internet even existed. Since then, countless technological advancements have allowed for much more efficient human computer interaction. Why then do we continue to use outdated technology? Introducing Gmail Motion — now you can control Gmail with your body.

A great new feature from Google to make Gmail even more incredible. Click through to see a demo, and sign up for the extremely limited beta.

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Other fun fact: GMail is experiencing more sharing growth than any other service at the moment (up almost 400% since last year!).

44% of Online Sharing Occurs Through Facebook [INFOGRAPHIC]

"Nearly 60 percent of survey respondents from public universities who use eMail hosting services said their campus uses Gmail accounts, with 35 percent using Microsoft Outlook and 5 percent using Zimbra."

— Higher ed still prefers Gmail over competitors | eCampus News

Eight Clever Ways to Take Advantage of Free Calling in Gmail →

You already know Gmail integrated with Google Voice for free phone calls (and cheap international calls) from your inbox. But apart from using it to a friend, Gmail’s new phone calling capabilities introduce a lot of cool capabilities to your inbox.

"People tell us all that time that they’re getting more and more mail and often feel overwhelmed by it all. We know what you mean—here at Google we run on email. Our inboxes are slammed with hundreds, sometimes thousands of messages a day—mail from colleagues, from lists, about appointments and automated mail that’s often not important. It’s time-consuming to figure out what needs to be read and what needs a reply. Today, we’re happy to introduce Priority Inbox (in beta)—an experimental new way of taking on information overload in Gmail."

— Email overload? Try Priority Inbox - Official Gmail Blog

Call phones from Gmail - Official Gmail Blog →

Starting today, you can call any phone right from Gmail.

Awesome.

HOW TO: Undo "Send" in Gmail →

I installed this Labs feature about 18 months ago, and never looked back.

Did you know you can undo a sent e-mail in Gmail? It’s a lesser known feature, but Google just made it even better than it was before. When it first launched, you were given a 5-second window during which you could hit “undo.”

Now that’s up to 30 seconds, Google Operating System discovered.

The feature is hidden from most users who don’t know where to look, so here’s a quick guide to avoiding social and workplace faux pas with the click of a button. Be aware that the feature is part of Gmail Labs, though. That means it’s still in testing and it might not always work as intended.