Google just made it really easy for strangers to email you
J Thoendell stashed this in Tech
Source: http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/9/5292310...
You no longer need someone's email address to send them an email. At least, that will soon be the case if you want to email another Google+ user. A new Gmail "feature" will let you simply type in anyone's name into Gmail's "to" field and send them an email. Google announced the new Google+ integration on its Gmail blog today, but company representatives have clarified to The Verge that — by default — anyone on its social network will be able to send messages to your Gmail inbox.
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2:25 PM Jan 09 2014