Google only stopped scanning the emails for advertising purposes, as the article states. Google definitely actively scans emails for malicious content (see http

Google only stopped scanning the emails for advertising purposes, as the article states. Google definitely actively scans emails for malicious content (see https://support.google.com/mail/answer/25760?hl=en https://support.google.com/mail/answer/25760?hl=en and https://support.google.com/a/answer/7380368?hl=en https://support.google.com/a/answer/7380368?hl=en).