How to stop third-party apps from scanning your Gmail inbox

Early last week it was reported that although Google is keeping the security of all the emails on its widely used platform, robust, third-party app makers may still have access to them. The report from the Wall Street Journal said that Google still allows hundreds of software makers to scan through your Gmail inboxes and target advertisements and recommendations based on your personal information. As it turns out, there is a way to keep all those third-party app makers at bay. You can simply do it within a few steps. Here’s how.

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Early last week it was reported that although Google is keeping the security of all the emails on its widely used platform, robust, third-party app makers may still have access to them. The report from the Wall Street Journal said that Google still allows hundreds of software makers to scan through your Gmail inboxes and target advertisements and recommendations based on your personal information. As it turns out, there is a way to keep all those third-party app makers at bay. You can simply do it within a few steps. Here’s how.