This all seems a bit odd. Some of the biggest tech companies, such as Apple and now, Gmail, are trying to “protect” its users from government oversight and surveillance? It seems a bit odd, considering both of those companies, as well as other tech titans such as Facebook, were,not so long ago synonymous with aiding the government spying on it’s citizens. Maybe they have realized they created a monster? Or, perhaps, sadly, it is just a diversion – another smoke screen to pull people away from the truth. Either way, Gmail has reportedly joined Apple’s “fight” to protect its users Yahoo news reports: While Apple and the FBI bicker over user security, Google is bringing security into the public eye in a different way – by simply telling you what’s going on. The company will be increasing the visibility of Gmail security warnings to try and help people better protect themselves when sending and receiving emails. One of the changes is the expansion of the “safe browsing” notifications, which basically tell you when you’re about to open a suspicious link from an email. These warnings will show up when a link is clicked, but before the link actually opens, presenting users with one final [...]