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Gmail: Introducing Actions in the Inbox

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Re: Gmail: Introducing Actions in the Inbox

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post #2

new tool for phishing. perfect.

I guess that's the negativity Larry Page was talking about yesterday, sad indeed.

Yeah. There are so many positive possibilities yet a large group of people still choose to focus on the negative side. I hope this can change one day

Re: Gmail: Introducing Actions in the Inbox

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post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I guess that's the negativity Larry Page was talking about yesterday, sad indeed.

Yeah. There are so many positive possibilities yet a large group of people still choose to focus on the negative side. I hope this can change one day

Just like short sellers, we need these naysayers to keep us grounded. :) Yes, I choose to see the positive possibilities and the opportunities that show up thanks to our beloved naysayers.

Re: Gmail: Introducing Actions in the Inbox

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post #7

I don't get it, wouldn't an html email with a form element do the same thing?

Some html elements (like forms, form elements, ...) won't work in emails/get stripped by (web-)mail clients. The same goes for JavaScript and a lot of CSS features.

Probably would be a security nightmare.

Re: Gmail: Introducing Actions in the Inbox

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post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I guess that's the negativity Larry Page was talking about yesterday, sad indeed.

Yeah. There are so many positive possibilities yet a large group of people still choose to focus on the negative side. I hope this can change one day

So many possibilities? There is nothing here that couldn't be achieved by having the user click on a link.

And he's right, it does make phishing easier.

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