An update to the Android version of the Gmail app can make your email more secure

For example, suppose a company sends out a press release about a new phone and mistakenly sends it to media contacts using the carbon copy (cc) option instead of the blind carbon copy (bcc) option. The latter hides the list of email addresses that will receive the press release, while the former shows all addresses to the email recipients. To reiterate, if the CC field is used incorrectly, the email address of everyone who received the press release will be exposed. This list may contain some media contacts who prefer not to have their work email address shared with others.

Android Gmail app users are getting a new feature that may make recipients’ email addresses more secure. | Image source: Google

If you allow the sender to drag and drop between the To, CC, and BCC fields, he/she may be able to focus more on ensuring that the recipients’ email addresses be placed in the “BCC” field. Additionally, the ability to drag and drop could focus the sender’s attention better than if he/she simply typed names into a field. You may be able to prevent someone who should not receive a press release or other emailed information from being added to the list and receiving it.

You don’t have to be a technical writer to appreciate this new feature. If you’re on a sales list and the company accidentally puts your address in the “Carbon Copy” field instead of the “Blind Carbon Copy” field, you may not be too happy about your personal email address being published in this way .