Google will change rule that let apps scrape your Gmail inbox

Google is finally changing the rules that previously allowed developers to scan Gmail users' inboxes. The company announced a series of new guidelines for developers whose apps plug into Gmail, which will severely limit the type of data developers can access. The changes were announced as part of a series of privacy updates that came after Google confirmed a bug in Google+ had exposed the data of hundreds of thousands of users. SEE ALSO: Google exposed personal data of almost 500,000 and didn't ...