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0 pointsmcny2y ago0 comments

I didn't realize that. So if I have Mozilla Thunderbird running on a computer fetching emails from an account, it isn't good enough?

> Reading or sending an email

I would need to actually mark incoming emails as read?

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dataflow2y ago

I mean, this is just my guess; I could be wrong. But the vibe I get is that you basically have to do something non-trivial via the web (log in, create something, delete something, whatever) to show that a human is paying attention to the account and not just an automated system. Don't rely on automated means like IMAP, regardless of what actions you're performing with those.

zarzavat2y ago

I assume it’s tied to logging in or using the account while logged in. Email is a separate system, it’s possible they linked up the email system to the accounts system, but the easiest way to implement this would just be to update a timestamp every time someone logs in or makes an authenticated browser request.

mcnyOP2y ago

Welp, back to Firefox containers it is then.

For those who don't know, you can have multiple Google sessions in different Firefox containers in a single Firefox profile/window.

This is an official Firefox adding as far as I know. It works with Firefox sync for me (not enabled by default).

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account...

dataflow2y ago

> but the easiest way to implement this would just be to update a timestamp every time someone logs in

You don't have to speculate here. They clearly say "Activity might include these actions you take when you sign in or while you’re signed: Reading or sending an email, Using Google Search, etc."

So it's not just "did they log in".

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dataflow2y ago

zarzavat2y ago

mcnyOP2y ago

Welp, back to Firefox containers it is then.

For those who don't know, you can have multiple Google sessions in different Firefox containers in a single Firefox profile/window.

This is an official Firefox adding as far as I know. It works with Firefox sync for me (not enabled by default).

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account...

dataflow2y ago

> but the easiest way to implement this would just be to update a timestamp every time someone logs in

You don't have to speculate here. They clearly say "Activity might include these actions you take when you sign in or while you’re signed: Reading or sending an email, Using Google Search, etc."

So it's not just "did they log in".

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse