Seen it too.
It must be all the pesky Russian disinformation that's everywhere, right? Surely google wouldn't tweak an algorithm to further anyone's narrative?
Ask HN: Are you also getting extremely obvious spam bypassing Gmail's filters?
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Re: Ask HN: Are you also getting extremely obvious spam bypassing Gmail's filters?
#12I just got one like this 5 minutes ago. They are getting clever i saw that they are embedding this.
onload="document.location.replace(window.atob('aHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9jay1jaGFpbi1ib3gudGsvbXpwaWwvP3RldHRoa3Yg'));"
Which if you decode you get a strange domain.
I assume gmail only looks for urls which in this case is not visible without decoding it
Re: Ask HN: Are you also getting extremely obvious spam bypassing Gmail's filters?
#13Yes, and don't forget to check your spam folder regularly because a bunch of legit email ends up in there too.
Re: Ask HN: Are you also getting extremely obvious spam bypassing Gmail's filters?
#14Yes
Re: Ask HN: Are you also getting extremely obvious spam bypassing Gmail's filters?
#15+1 I have the same issue, receiving similar emails every day with iOS notification
It's astounding to me that the default behavior on the gmail app is to actually push notify on every email, and that millions and millions of people leave this on. Phones must be insufferable for most people.
At least with iOS you get asked the first time you install an app whether you want notifications or not. Android allows them by default, and apps are not shy to spam you to get to open them.
Re: Ask HN: Are you also getting extremely obvious spam bypassing Gmail's filters?
#16Yes! I don't know if it's related but some emails I've recently sent went to spam in other people's inboxes.
Re: Ask HN: Are you also getting extremely obvious spam bypassing Gmail's filters?
#17+1. In my case, it's not that many, maybe a few a week but enough for me to notice it. Most of them are offering "Free Online Quote" for car insurance and such.
Re: Ask HN: Are you also getting extremely obvious spam bypassing Gmail's filters?
#18+1 I have the same issue, receiving similar emails every day with iOS notification
It's astounding to me that the default behavior on the gmail app is to actually push notify on every email, and that millions and millions of people leave this on. Phones must be insufferable for most people.
It's not every email, it's just the ones in the main inbox (as opposed to notifications, promotions, social, etc). At least for me, it usually maps almost perfectly with human-sent emails, so it's a good feature because I very rarely check my email manually.
It's pretty rare for me to receive more than a couple notifications a week at most.
Re: Ask HN: Are you also getting extremely obvious spam bypassing Gmail's filters?
#19Yes, I only mentioned it today to two coworkers who hadn't seen it on their mailboxes. I've been getting a few a week, some go to spam and some don't.
Re: Ask HN: Are you also getting extremely obvious spam bypassing Gmail's filters?
#20Yes. I send them to abuse@ every time I get them.