A new report by the WSJ yesterday highlighted how Gmail’s ambiguous app permissions have left your personal emails vulnerable to hundreds of third-party developers. Google says it examines all outside app developers before giving access to its service and if it “ever run into areas where disclosures and practices are unclear, Google takes quick action with the developer” There’s no evidence of any third party app developers misused your data, just being their ability to snoop through and read your private emails, which usually contains sensitive data.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2018/07/google-gmail-apps.html