eBay, Paypal and Gmail Combine to Fight Phishing
Writes Dan Drage dan.drage@consumerchoices.co.uk
The considerable combined forces of eBay, Paypal and Google Webmail are offering clients more protection against scammers.
Starting today, Gmail clients will be granted a more robust shield against fake Paypal and eBay mail. Fraudulent eBay, Paypal and bank mails constitute the vast proportion of all phishing scams.
Through the use of DomainKeys and DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) e-mail authentication technology, Google is able to prevent the delivery of fraudulent eBay and PayPal messages into Gmail users' inboxes.
The initiative protects Gmail, eBay and PayPal customers worldwide.
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"I’m glad they’re taking a stand, particularly at a time when online crime is threatening to spiral out of control"
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Garreth Griffith, Head of Risk Management at PayPal UK, had the following to say:
“The Gmail team's decision to work with eBay and PayPal on this issue is a significant step forward in our fight to keep consumers safe from phishing and cybercrime. Today's announcement will enhance online safety for millions of eBay and PayPal customers who use Gmail.”
DomainKeys technology enhances phishing protections by allowing Internet service providers (ISPs) to determine if messages are real. If ISPs decide messages are fakes, they can choose to intercept them on the spot.
Brad Taylor, Gmail’s senior staff software engineer, expressed how glad the webmail service is to be working with both ebay and Paypal. Richard Ambrose, Head of Trust and Safety for eBay in the UK, echoed his sentiments:
“Industry cooperation represents a pivotal part of stamping out phishing and other e-mail scams. Google's commitment to this battle will undoubtedly encourage others to join in the fight to keep consumers safe online.”
Chris Eagle, Commercial Manager at Credit Choices, is delighted with this merger:
“Baring in mind these phishing scams are not the direct fault of eBay, Paypal or Gmail, it would be easy for this trifecta of web based companies to bury their head in the sand and pretend it isn’t happening. I’m glad they’re taking a stand, particularly at a time when online crime is threatening to spiral out of control.”
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