How to Send Confidential and Private Email in Gmail

Send messages & attachments confidentially

1. On your computer, go to Gmail.
2. Click Compose.
3. In the bottom right of the window, click Turn on confidential mode . Tip: If you've already turned on confidential mode for an email, go to the bottom of the email, then click Edit.
4. Set an expiration date and passcode. ...
5. Click Save.

1. How do I send a secure email with Gmail?
2. What is the confidential mode in Gmail?
3. How do you make an email confidential?
4. How do I send secure email attachments?
5. How do I send documents securely via email?
6. Is Gmail confidential mode secure?
7. How do I keep my Gmail private?
8. Is Gmail confidential mode encrypted?

How do I send a secure email with Gmail?

Send attachments with confidential mode

1. On your computer, go to Gmail.
2. Click Compose.
3. Click Attach .
4. Choose the files you want to upload.
5. In the bottom right of the window, click Turn on confidential mode . ...
6. Set an expiration date and passcode. ...
7. Click Save.

What is the confidential mode in Gmail?

With Gmail confidential mode, your users can help protect sensitive information from unauthorized or accidental sharing. Confidential mode messages don't have options to forward, copy, print, or download messages or attachments. Confidential mode lets you: Set a message expiration date.

How do you make an email confidential?

Set the sensitivity level of a message

1. From your draft email message, click File > Properties.
2. Under Settings, in the Sensitivity list, select Normal, Personal, Private, or Confidential. The default value is Normal.
3. Select Close. When you're done composing your message, select Send.

How do I send secure email attachments?

Staff Email - Sending secure email attachments

1. Click the File tab.
2. Click Info.
3. Click Protect Document, and then click Encrypt with Password.
4. In the Encrypt Document box, type a password, and then click OK.
5. In the Confirm Password box, type the password again, and then click OK.

How do I send documents securely via email?

There are really three ways to ensure you're sending docs securely over email:

1. Encrypt the entire email.
2. Encrypt the attachment.
3. Password-protect the document.

Is Gmail confidential mode secure?

Gmail's new confidential mode for emails is neither secure nor private. ... At its worst, it is a privacy-intrusive feature that does not achieve true confidentiality. In fact, for sending a confidential and secure email, end-to-end encryption is a minimum requirement, and Gmail has long abandoned this approach.

How do I keep my Gmail private?

Choose what info to show

1. Go to your Google Account.
2. On the left, click Personal info.
3. Under “Choose what others see”, click Go to About me.
4. Below a type of info, you can choose who currently sees your info.
5. Choose one of the following: To make the info private, click Only you .

Is Gmail confidential mode encrypted?

Without end-to-end encryption, Gmail confidential mode is little more than a marketing strategy. ... All emails are end-to-end encrypted and zero-access encrypted, meaning not even we can read them. We also offer the ability to set expiring emails, which self-destruct after a period of time chosen by the sender.