Microsoft and Google are two big names today and both have been competitors for years. However, before a few days, Microsoft Outlook.com webmail service seems to be warming up to some widely used Google services including Gmail, G Drive, and Calendar.

On Wednesday a Twitter user tweeted a screenshot to show a new feature in Outlook.com to integrate Gmail, Google Drive and Google Calendar with Outlook.com account. This feature is slowly rolling out for some Outlook.com users and Microsoft does not disclose anything about this yet. Soon Outlook.com users will be able to simply link their Google account to Outlook.com account just after doing a quick setup. This amazing feature will allow users to interact and share content between Outlook.com and Google account from the same panel.

A Microsoft spokesperson confirmed the services integration test and stated. “We always work for new ideas for delivering the best email experience to our clients. Now we’re testing service integration with a few Outlook.com user accounts and gathering their feedback.”

Outlook.com account integration with Google Drive will support all types of files and documents as well. This will make easier for users to attach Google Drive files to both Outlook and Gmail emails. At this moment, you cannot add more than one Gmail account and if you’ll switch accounts, it will update the whole page. All the users who have subscribed to Microsoft Office service and using Outlook.com can add other services email accounts to manage emails from one place.

It is not cleared why Microsoft and Google services are integrating into Outlook.com. But, it might be a move to combine business and personal emails. Till now Office 365 business users were able to integrate Gmail, Google Drive, Calendar in their desktop Outlook app and now Outlook.com users can do this also.

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“Making your calendar public will make all events visible to the world, including via Google search. Are you sure?”
Warning prompt on your screen, and you pressed OK button. Now, this is where the game begins.

Misconfigured Google Calendars are Leaking Your Private Information

Have you ever shared your Google Calendar with anyone intentionally or even without realizing it? If so, then its time to revisit your Google Settings immediately because all your commercial activities and events are on the Internet, everybody can access them.

According to security researcher Avinash Jain, “Right now, there are about 8000 publicly available Google Calendars that can be searched and accessed through Google’s search engine. These calendars not just allow others to see your confidential data but also add malicious information, events or links.”

Well, It’s Not a Vulnerability or Bug, It’s Misconfiguration

Most of us make calendars public for a particular group of users and think that we’re sharing the link with them only. But, it’s not true because when we make a calendar public, it gets indexed on Google’s database and later everyone can access it with an advanced Google search. Researchers ensure that the configuration does not sufficiently warn that sharing a calendar with others will expose a user’s private information in public.

So, it’s not something we can call a bug or vulnerability but, it’s the intended behavior of the service.

I was able to access the Google Calendars of thousands of organizations that leaked their confidential information like email identifiers, event’s name, location, the link of meetings, hangout chats, internal presentations and so much more.” said by a researcher.

This is happening with most of us including the most experienced Internet users because we simply ignore the warning. In this case, we cannot directly blame Google for exposing our Calendars data because the company specifically warns you before making it accessible for everyone. But, users apparently ignore the warning or some of us do not understand the privacy risks of making a Calendar public. Well, this is not happening for the first time as similar issues were encountered before with multiple networking sites, web portals like Facebook.

Proof: Several Poorly Configured Calendars, Exposed Private Information

Before a few months, scammers used Google Calendar Service to attack users for credential theft in which they sent victims an email containing an invitation to the event mentioned in their Google Calendar with malicious links.

Just a Few Searches and Private Information is Revealed

All the Google Calendar, you made public can be accessed by anyone in some simple quick searches. According to researchers, Google does not notify the Public Calendar Creator that someone is accessing or adding an event in their Calendar, which makes it difficult for users to know about the spammers and phishers. Moreover, there is no graphic indication in the Google Calendar interface from which users can get to know that they made their Calendar public and stop adding more personal events within it.

GOOGLE DORK (an advanced Google Search Query) can list all the publicly available calendars within a few seconds and expose all your private information in front of everybody.

So, How Can I Fix This?

To ensure your Google Calendars information is safe, check your Google Calendar Settings and make sure if you really want to share your Calendars publicly. In case if you want to share your Google Calendar with someone privately, then Google provides you an option to invite that specific user by adding their email addresses in Calendar Settings instead of making it public. To know more about this, visit – https://support.google.com/a/answer/60765?hl=en. Besides, you can enable Google alerts when your Google calendars, presentations, and docs go public.

Recommended Best Solutions to Secure Your Google Account

Recent researches shows, 6.5 million data records are stolen on daily basis and Data breach cases are becoming a day-to-day struggle for users. Therefore, we’ve picked some best solutions to secure your Google account. So, you can pick the solution accordingly:

1. Solution For Personal Gmail Account Users

SysTools Gmail Backup Software is one of the best and most reliable software that allows to backup your Gmail Calendars, Contacts, Emails, Documents. With this, you can save your Gmail Calendar events locally in .ics file format directly and prevent yourself from leaking private information online.

2. Solution For Business Gmail Account Users

SysTools G Suite Backup Software is another reliable utility to backup your Google Apps/ G Suite Calendars, Emails, Contacts, Documents, etc. With this, you can archive the data of both Single as well as Domain User Account and save your crucial information locally.

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As it occupies limited space that is 10MB so, it is easily downloadable. It doesn’t run out all the space unnecessarily. Moreover, it is compatible with SD Card where you can store photos of your choice. In Gallery Go, AI is used for the proper management of your photo collection. The systematic approach facilitates searching of what is needed. Features like auto-enhance brighten up your pics along with the simple to use tools, for example, rotate, crop and filters.

You can download Gallery Go Google apk from the Play Store. It supports any device in which Android 8.1 Oreo or above version is installed.

What Exactly Gallery Go Makes Possible For You

1.Systematized Your Memories

Gallery Go arranges your reminiscences, captured in photos, enables to find your much-loved selfies more easily, documents which are important are now effortlessly traceable. Without using internet data, labeling of pics is done automatically along with many other features. You can create folders for the systematic arrangement of the photos. Gallery Go is compatible with SD cards so, you can copy your pics without any hassle.

2.Editing tools – Simple yet Useful

Great Looking photos are everyone’s wish which is fulfilled by this App that too in few taps. Auto-enhance feature fixes Google Photos instantly. In order to get a new look, various filters are available for example, rotate and crop to make photo to look right.

3. Designed To Be Light and Offline

Gallery Go was designed while keeping this in mind that you could manage your photos even with less data connectivity. As it takes 10 MB of space on user’s phone so, this app doesn’t slow down user’s phone and provide enough space to store more memories.

4. Systematic Approach For Photo Organization

Gallery Go group wise organize your photos and this grouping is made on the basis of: Selfies, Nature, People, Animals, Videos, Documents and Movies etc. It saves your time as you need not to scroll much for the photos of people belongs to your family. You could stay organized and have more time to share your memories with friends and family.

5. Exclusive Feature AUTO-ENHANCE

Gallery Go makes your photo to look one of the best photos. As user just by taping at photo editing tool i.e. auto–enhance, can do this wonder.

6. Folders To Organize, SD Card Support

Folders are used to organize photos the way you want. Moreover, additional storage support is provided by SD Cards for viewing and editing as well.

7. Improved Performance

Gallery Go does not occupy much space so, provide more space vacant for storing your personal photos. Further because of this it prevent slowing down of your phone as well.

8. Functional Even If Offline

It is a light-weight app and give facility to work even offline. It can manage and store your pics and videos without eating up all data.

*Currently grouping is not made available in all countries

Quick Glance At Features

• One-Tap Editing
• Easy-To-Use Tools Like Filter, Rotate, And Crop
• Use Less Space
• Optimized To Perform Best
• Photos’ Sharing Without Slowing Down Phone.
• Makes Sharing Of Memory Worth
• Fast Searching Of Photos That Too With Systematic And Automatic Organization.
• Auto-Enhance Tool Enhance Picture Quality.
• Less Data Usage Make You Work Even Offline.

Wrap-Up

Gallery GO is basically designed for developing countries like Nigeria as an alternative of Google Photos. It was aimed to provide functionalities of a photo gallery and is designed to work offline. It uses machine learning to organize photo and let user’s photo look at their best. User can improve picture quality by using Auto-enhance feature and apply filters as well. This App is designed to work offline and it takes space upto 10MB on user’s phone. The entry-level smartphone users will be able to find, edit or manage their photos easily, in fact without having high-speed internet connection or cloud backup.

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