End users: Once Gmail confidential mode is activated in the Admin console, users can send Gmail confidential mode emails. When they compose an email, there is a button to enable confidential mode for the email.
If users click on the button, it opens the Gmail confidential mode user settings dialog box where they can modify the settings:
Additional details
At the beta launch, Gmail confidential mode will:
Allow users to set an expiration date for messages or revoke access at any time
Disable options to forward, copy, print, and download the email body and attachments
Allow users to set SMS passcodes wherein recipients will get a passcode by text message to be able to access the email sent using confidential mode
Let users choose to remove access early before the expiration date.
Note: Although confidential mode helps prevent the recipients from accidentally sharing your email, it doesn't prevent recipients from taking screenshots or photos of your messages or attachments. Recipients who have malicious programs on their computer may still be able to copy or download your messages or attachments.
Additionally, if your users send or receive messages in Gmail confidential mode, Vault will retain, preserve, search and export confidential mode messages. The message body of received messages will be accessible in Vault only if the sender of the message is from within your organization. Learn more about how Vault works for confidential mode messages here.
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