A new feature in Google's Gmail: Gmail ID made public!

Yes! you got it right.Google has introduced a new feature to its Gmail that it has made your Gmail ID public.Still not clear with it?Here is what all you need to know.

This new feature will allow you to send and receive emails from people with whom you have not shared your email addresses.It will broaden your list of contacts on Gmail that will include both-the email addresses of the existing contacts as well as the names of people on Google+ social network As a result, a person can send an email directly to friends, and strangers, who use Google+. 

• Benefits of the new feature:

As per Google this new feature will make it easier for those who use both the services(Gmail and Google+) to communicate with their friends.It may be beneficial in times when you start typing a mail to someone then you realise in the halfway of writing the mail that you forgot to ask for his email address.As the company's Web-based email service automatically allots a Google+ account for every sign up for Gmail.

• some issues regarding the new feature:

However,there also arises some concerns regarding privacy issues.But Google assured that that users who did not wish to receive email messages from other people on Google+ could switch the settings so that they receive messages only from people they have added to their networks of friends or from no one at all. 

One more concern regarding this new feature is that there are many celebrities on Google+, who are followed by a large number of fans. Google has set a special provision for them as the Gmail accounts of such public figures will not automatically receive emails from other Google+ users.

• Google's assurance for the issues:

Google said the new feature would not expose the email addresses of any Google+ users to strangers. Emails from strangers on Google+ will be routed to a special section within the recipients mailbox that is separate from messages from friends and other contacts. If the recipient does not reply to the message, Gmail will block any future messages from that person. 

A Google spokeswoman said the company has decided to send an email to all Google+ users during the next two days alerting them to the change and explaining how to change their settings.