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Google has goofed. INSERT, the Information Security Research Team, has uncovered proof, which uncovers a “trust hierarchy” that exists between e-mail and the servers they travel through.

INSERT successfully sent out 4000 messages from a Gmail account in a relatively short period of time, much like spammers. These messages traveled through SPAM filters in the servers undetected because of the trust Gmail holds with most email providers.

This “trust hierarchy” could be a jackpot for spammers as they use Gmail's iron shield to fight past SPAM blockers and into our inbox.

There has been no official word from Google concerning this problem but I am sure they are diligently working to correct it. There is some level of irony in a company that builds a brand that is so trusted that it becomes a platform for untrustworthy individuals.

To read more about the INSERT study click here.