May 22, 2026, 10:32 AMSo, I was just casually checking my Gmail spam box, and i found an email from Google. Of course you would just think that this is some scammer impersonating Google, but everything checks out. It is from the google.com domain, SPF, DKIM and DMARC all pass.
The content of the email is telling me that "because EU" I get to configure whether or not particular Google services are linked.
I wonder how that made it to the spam folder.
![Google Logo
Reminder about linked Google services
[Recipient email address]
Laws in the EU, including Article 5(2) of the Digital Markets Act, require Google to get consent to link these services:
• search
• YouTube
• Google Play
• Ad services
• Chrome
• Google Shopping
• Google Maps
Learn more about linked Google services, including services that are always linked.
You can change your choices anytime from Google Account.
When linked, services can share personal data with each other and other linked
Google services to:
• Combine personal data to help personalize content and ads
• Develop and improve our services
• Measure and improve the delivery of ads
• Perform other purposes described in Google's Privacy Policy
If Google services aren't linked, most features in the services that can be linked will continue to work, but some features that involve sharing data across services will be limited or unavailable.
You received this email to let you know about important changes to your Google Account and services.
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May 22, 2026, 12:08 PM@NohatCoder wow, their spam filters really are objective and on point...
@NohatCoder I hope they get sued for this shit. They did the same thing to me for a notification of a class action against them. Glad I moved the bulk majority on my email use to my own domain.
@NohatCoder I actually think that one is less evil than Google's usual stuff. At least in my case, all services were unlinked by default, which I'm going to assume is a legal requirement because there's no way my opsec is that good, so this email is in fact trying to get you to opt in to the evil stuff. They probably do not want it in the spam folder.
@NohatCoder FWIW, google sending their own mail to spam seems to be a longstanding pattern, whether it's something like this they'd prefer to bury or something they'd like to promote (https://mastodon.social/@reedmideke/111904911939797446, https://mastodon.social/@reedmideke/115045708585294303, https://mastodon.social/@reedmideke/115895503634245988)