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Google Calendar bug surfaces; random events created from Gmail messages

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Google Calendar has been displaying randomly generated all-day events based on Gmail messages that don’t necessarily connect back to any single event for the past day or so. There is no clear pattern with this bug, though emails with dates specified appear to be one trigger.
According to reports, many Gmail users are reporting the new flaw on social media. The widespread problem, according to customers, creates random all-day activities on their Google Calendar depending on the emails they get in their Gmail. A 9 to 5 report According to Google, the issue creates events on Google Calendar based on random marketing emails and newsletters received via Gmail. Many users also noted that the problem appeared to produce events even for emails that they had not yet opened in Gmail.

The precise cause is unknown, but the solution should be quite straightforward. Turning off the checkbox for “Automatically add events from Gmail to my calendar” in Google Calendar settings under Settings > Events from Gmail should prevent these events from being created. This update was also used to prevent spam invites from appearing in 2019.

While there is no clear cause of the fault, customers who are experiencing problems can temporarily resolve the issue until Google releases a permanent fix to resolve the “Google Calendar-Gmail” issue.

To resolve the problem-

Navigate to the Google Calendar settings page.

Turn off the checkbox next to “Automatically add events from Gmail to my calendar” in Settings.

Google has also added a new privacy feature to its Gmail workspace. The IT behemoth is introducing end-to-end encryption for Gmail on the web. The new feature assures that all of the user’s data, including email and attachments, is encrypted and only the sender and receiver can view it. Google will also be unable to access the content. This prevents sensitive user data from being leaked to a third party. Notably, the feature is only available to Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and Education Standard users, who can apply for the beta version until January 20, 2023.

Google is anticipated to deliver end-to-end encryption for personal Gmail accounts in the near future. On that note, Google Drive, Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Google Meet, and Google Calendar are already protected by client-side encryption (beta).
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