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 thenderScreen tycoonPremium
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kudos:1 | This is the catalyst that will make people care. What google did here does not really effect anyone in a negative manner and is not the end of the world. I think going crazy over it is overboard.
However, it is a GOOD thing if it gets people to start caring about online privacy!
gmail allows one's email to be read, google cookies stay forever and track where you browse.
As this company whose primary source of revenue is in collecting & using personal data to target ads gets their hands into more aspects of our lives from online document reading services to cellphone operating systems ;it is more important than ever that Google be watched closely and be encouraged to have clear cut & fair privacy policies.
If people start looking a little closer at the TOS of a social networking site, or think twice before enabling the location on feature of their cellphone all the time after reading about this issue, then GOOD!
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| said by thender:gmail allows one's email to be read, OK I'll PM you my gmail ID if you bet me $1000 that you can send me one of my emails.
Oh, I'm sorry... you meant Google can read gmail, not just "gmail allows one's email to be read" ??
OK, then... let's ask Google. Do they read your email? Um, no, not in the commonly accepted meaning of the term "read".
They have automated scans that determine what ads to display, so that they can get some revenue for this free service. Some people think this is a big privacy problem, but when put factually as "gmail displays ads for you based on the context of your email", most people don't have a problem with it.
Look, if you don't want advertising-paid webmail, pay for a service that doesn't have ads! This is not a privacy issue, it's a business model question.
google cookies stay forever and track where you browse.
Not really at all. Too long for me to rebut here, just read the Google disclosure which is quite specific. | |
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2 edits | said by MyDogHsFleas:said by thender:gmail allows one's email to be read, OK I'll PM you my gmail ID if you bet me $1000 that you can send me one of my emails. Oh, I'm sorry... you meant Google can read gmail, not just "gmail allows one's email to be read" ?? OK, then... let's ask Google. Do they read your email? Um, no, not in the commonly accepted meaning of the term "read". They have automated scans that determine what ads to display, so that they can get some revenue for this free service. Some people think this is a big privacy problem, but when put factually as "gmail displays ads for you based on the context of your email", most people don't have a problem with it. Look, if you don't want advertising-paid webmail, pay for a service that doesn't have ads! This is not a privacy issue, it's a business model question. google cookies stay forever and track where you browse.
Not really at all. Too long for me to rebut here, just read the Google disclosure which is quite specific. It's the end of a long workday, I meant to put read by their servers. I didn't intend to imply that I or mr john next door can read your email, that was terrible phrasing on my part.
My point was that Google consistently comes out with new products & services that gets its hands on its users' private & personal data(From email to calendar to your location, contacts list, etc), while simultaneously being a company that profits off using that data. It seems like everyday they come out with some new service that kills everything else, for free, with the only catch being they get to hold onto my personal data and use it to sell me ads.
Issues that arise that prompt the public to think twice about the privacy implications of using such services aren't necessarily a bad thing. I use an android phone, gmail, google calendar, and google search. However, ten years from now, if their stock tanks, the "don't be evil" philosophy can go out the window if the public doesn't keep them in check.
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