I have a very short gmail address from the beta days and get probably 5-10 emails a day addressed to accounts that absolutely aren’t mine, Eg my username then a dot and another word, or my username spelled differently. I don’t know why google thought fuzzy-matching emails was a smart idea, but it really isn’t. I’ve gotten a lot of very private information and direct login links to a lot of stuff. I also get countless people putting my email address as theirs, to the point where I’ve given up trying to fix it and just delete it instantly.
To even use that gmail address I need to basically whitelist senders and filter them into folders and ignore the inbox completely.
Gmail, like so many of Googles services these days, is an absolute mess. Features no one asked for, blatant spam that gets through their checks while your actual emails go to the spam folder, and a constantly degrading UI that seems to be an experiment in how much you can annoy the user.
To even use that gmail address I need to basically whitelist senders and filter them into folders and ignore the inbox completely.
Gmail, like so many of Googles services these days, is an absolute mess. Features no one asked for, blatant spam that gets through their checks while your actual emails go to the spam folder, and a constantly degrading UI that seems to be an experiment in how much you can annoy the user.