Another Invasion of Privacy By Google

If you're an unfortunate member of Google +, your email address is now public and can be found by anyone...

...unless you turn it off.

It's one of those "features" that you just don't want.  I mean, honestly, I have enough trouble with accidentally emailing people I have in my Contacts- I don't need more options for messing up.

To turn it off, go to your email Settings, General Tab.  The easiest way to find the setting is to do a search on the page for "Email via Google+".  You'll notice it's set to "everyone" by default.

Thanks, Google.

I'd send you an email about my thoughts, but your emails aren't listed.

Gmail update: Reach more people you know
Ever wanted to email someone you know, but haven't yet exchanged email addresses? Starting this week, when you're composing a new email, Gmail will suggest your Google+ connections as recipients, even if you haven't exchanged email addresses yet.

How it works with email addresses
Emailing Google+ connections works a bit differently to protect the privacy of email addresses. Your email address isn't visible to your Google+ connections until you send them an email, and their email addresses are not visible to you until they respond.

Receiving email from people outside your circles
If you receive an email from someone outside your circles, it will be filtered into the Social category of the inbox (if enabled) and only after you respond or add them to your circles, can they start another conversation with you.

How to control who can contact you
You're in control of whether people can reach you with a new setting in Gmail on the desktop. To learn more, check out the Help Center.

The Gmail Team