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Re:Hacking Gmail’s UX with 'From' Fields – Another Phishing ... by bonoetmalo on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @03:45PM (#18453747)
I believe this has been a known issue for years now.
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Re:Hacking Gmail’s UX with 'From' Fields – Another Phishing ... by scandox on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @04:11PM (#18453997)
Indeed it has. It's been there so long I think it must be considered a feature.
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Re:Hacking Gmail’s UX with 'From' Fields – Another Phishing ... by cottenio on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @11:17PM (#18456824)
As @romed notes above, it looks like it is intended as a feature. One which I think sacrifices majority-security for minority-utility.
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