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Is it not "proxy" like servers they are talking about? You login and the details are stored on a server which does push notifications and the like... instead of your phone polling or pulling email all the time, the proxy server sends a push to the app to update when new mail arrives... is this what they mean?

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It certainly includes that, yes. In fact, mobile push notifications is one case that I hadn't even thought of. If you use a third party to perform push notifications, you are "accessing" data through a third party application.

(I'm presuming the word "accessing" is used here to mean any use of a third party server, regardless of whether read or write - because the whole idea is pointless if transmitting is not included in the definition)

It also includes any email client with a built-in VPN, or potentially any client that can use a VPN (remember, it's at Google's discretion)

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