Google Mail Goggles

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    • Name is a play on the colloquial phrase "beer goggles"
    • Sample math problem: 11 x 2 =
    • System is disabled for 15 minutes after questions are answered
    • Google developers can spend 20% of their work day developing side projects like "Mail Goggles"
  • Mail Goggles is a new feature from Google, introduced in the experimental Google Labs space, aimed at preventing Gmail users from sending embarrassing messages while intoxicated. When enabled, the system "tests" a user with a series of simple questions, to determine their relative sobriety and state of mind, before allowing an e-mail to be sent. By default, the system is only active on weekend nights (10 p.m. to 4 a.m.), but users can adjust and customize this schedule.
  • Mail Goggles Alert Box

    • The text of the alert box reads:
    • "It's that time of day. Gmail aims to help you in many ways. Are you sure you want to send this? Answer some simple math problems to verify."

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