If you use Google Calendars for work, you might want to log\nin and change your settings. It\u2019s possible that the public can see everything\nyou\u2019ve placed on your Calendar. It might even come up in Google search results\nfor your company or your name. Many people are unaware that a small\nmisconfiguration that\u2019s very easy to accidentally make has taken their private\nlife public, exposing a wealth of information in the process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
How Does\nthe Information Go Public?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Google Calendars isn\u2019t subject to a vulnerability, nor have\nthey experienced a data breach. The flaw comes in the form of an easy\nmisconfiguration that many users often make. Companies and coworkers have a\ntendency to share Calendars with each other, especially for corporate events or\nproject management purposes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The privacy issue comes into play when you choose to share\nthat Calendar with a link. When the link is created, it\u2019s indexed by Google and\ncan be viewed by anyone who has or finds that link. In Google\u2019s defense, they\ndo warn users. When attempting to share a Calendar with another user via a\nlink, a prompt reads: \u201cMaking your calendar public will make all events visible\naround the world, including via Google search. Are you Sure?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n For some reason, people are quick to agree without realizing\nhow much information they could be jeopardizing. Sometimes, they do it because\nthey feel as though they have no choice. There is no easy way to share a\nprivate Google Calendar, and may businesses need this sharing feature. This\nputs them in a position where they accept a bad risk in order to collaborate or\nget work done. <\/p>\n\n\n\n What Can\nPeople See When Calendars is Misconfigured?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n When a Calendar can be shared via a link, it can be viewed\nby anyone who has or can find that link. Since the link is public, it\u2019s indexed\nby Google search. This means people searching for information about your\ncompany can inadvertently stumble upon your entire Calendar. They\u2019ll see all\nthe phone numbers, email addresses, times, and dates that have been put into\nthat Calendar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The best solution is to simply avoid using Google Calendars.\nThere are better collaboration and scheduling tools for businesses, most of\nwhich can be privately shared without the risk of Google indexing every single\nline and making it searchable to the general public. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Conclusion:\nValue the Privacy of Your Business<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PrivateMail does what others don\u2019t. We offer businesses a\nhighly secure place for communication between team members. We utilize OpenPGP\ntechnology to make sending and receiving emails as secure as possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Our end to end encrypted email and cloud storage means that no one except the intended recipients will be able to access messages or attachments \u2013 we don\u2019t even know what you\u2019re sending. This means you can send trade secrets, internal memos, and financial data without fear that it will be intercepted and read by a third party (like Google) or a malicious person. To top it all off, we also offer a much needed calendar sync feature that won\u2019t expose your plans to search engines. PrivateMail<\/a> is an easy (and necessary) choice for the security of your business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you use Google Calendars for work, you might want to log in and change your settings. It\u2019s possible that the public can see everything you\u2019ve placed on your Calendar. It might even come up in Google search results for your company or your name. Many people are unaware that a small misconfiguration that\u2019s very […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":63,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,3],"tags":[23],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/privatemail.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/privatemail.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/privatemail.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/privatemail.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/privatemail.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/privatemail.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64,"href":"https:\/\/privatemail.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62\/revisions\/64"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/privatemail.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/privatemail.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/privatemail.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/privatemail.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}