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February 13, 2016 09:44 pm GMT

What that scary new red Gmail unlocked symbol means

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In recent days, some Gmail users have been wondering and worrying about new emails popping up in their inboxes with a new unlocked icon

Have no fear. As we mentioned on Tuesday, this is just Google's way of telling you that an email you've received isn't as secure as it should be

Emails that have not been authenticated by TLS encryption (transport layer security) will show this red unlocked icon, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the sender is an evil spammer sneaking into your inbox

The red unlocked icon on an email message from Fiverr.

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