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- Proton Mail now offers Gmail integration through Proton Mail Connect, allowing users to access and send Gmail messages within the privacy-focused app.
- PCWorld reports this feature aims to ease Gmail-to-Proton transitions by synchronizing emails while avoiding Google’s ad scanning and AI training practices.
- The major limitation requires users to eventually migrate completely to Proton Mail addresses to achieve full privacy protection benefits.
Proton recently launched a new feature that allows users to access and send emails from their Gmail account directly within Proton Mail.
This new feature imports the user’s latest Gmail messages and automatically synchronizes new emails with Proton Mail. The idea is to make it easier for people to gradually move away from Gmail without having to change their email address everywhere all at once.
According to Proton, there are several privacy benefits to using Gmail via their app rather than directly via Google. The company claims that Proton doesn’t scan emails for advertising, AI training, or user profiling.
At the same time, Proton acknowledges that Google can still read and analyze any emails sent to the Gmail address. The aim is therefore for users to start by moving important accounts and contacts to a Proton address and then gradually leave Gmail entirely.
This article originally appeared on our sister publication PC för Alla and was translated and localized from Swedish.