- More and more spam now comes from people you know, Google says Each day, more and more "illegal, fraudulent or spammy" email messages originate, or at least appear to, from those you know, says Google.
- New Google Account sign-ups are forced to join Google+ Web users creating Google Accounts for the first time are automatically dispensed with associated Gmail and Google+ accounts, with no option to opt-out, further enforcing the emerging paradigm that Google is Google+.