Gmail was a project started by Google developer Paul Buchheit, who had already explored the idea of web-based email in the 1990s, before the launch of Hotmail, while working on a personal email software project as a college student. Buchheit began his work on Gmail in August 2001.
What is the history of Gmail?
Initially the software was available only internally as an email system for Google employees. According to Google, the software had been used internally for “a number of years” before it was released to the public in 2004. For much of its development, Gmail had been a skunkworks project, kept secret even from most people within Google.
Gmail is a free email service provided by Google. As of 2019, it had 1.5 billion active users worldwide. A user typically accesses Gmail in a web browser or the official mobile app. Google also supports the use of email clients via the POP and IMAP protocols.
How to find out the Date my Gmail account was created?
There might an email from Gmail when you added your recovery email address to the account that you need to recover. Alternatively, if you still have access via web browser, you may go to your account settings –> forwarding and POP/IMAP, in the POP status, there is a date . Normally, that is also the date your account was created .
Does gmail need my birthday?
A: I haven’t found a legal requirement for Google to ask for your birthday. But here’s what Google support says: “When you sign up for a Google Account, you may be asked to add your birthday. Knowing your birthday helps us use age-appropriate settings for your account.
I have several gmail addresses used for various purposes. Lately, I’ve been getting notifications on my phone (not an email, a notification). However, a search on the terms ‘google, birth date, law’ turns up nothing related to a legal mandate to provide a birth date.
Google needs nothing more than my stating that I am over the age of 13. Google REQUIRING my birthdate is another example of Google over-reach in order to better direct advertisements that they feel are most productive for my age.
What happens if I don’t submit my birthday on my account?
If Google decides the account may be underage, then it will be disabled and you’ll be required to do more than just provide your birth date to recover.