By: Thomas
26 Jun 2008 10:39pm GMT Not sure your point Geordie. I think that every ISP or email provider can read your email and monitor your activity. No exceptions. I also think that Google doesn't track me specifically, but much like their search algorithm, they can find topics and similarities in emails. No big deal in my book. I'm cool with Google.
By: Geordie
26 Jun 2008 11:22am GMT Thomas, I have to say that your are being a bit naive if you think that all of the other email providers are not able to check emails on their system. A good point about Google is that it is such a big player which means that for them to pick out any specific identifiable information on your emails from the billions of other emails sent over the internet would be to say at the least "improbable". Unless of course you are worried that you yourself are being specifically targeted ??
By: Darrell Ridley
16 May 2008 8:22pm GMT Thomas, My apologies. An interesting piece from Google themselves on Privacy: "Privacy. As a condition to using the Service, you agree to the terms of the Gmail Privacy Policy as it may be updated from time to time. Google understands that privacy is important to you. You do, however, agree that Google may monitor, edit or disclose your personal information, including the content of your emails...as otherwise provided in these Terms of Use and the Gmail Privacy Policy. Personal information...
By: Thomas
16 May 2008 7:10pm GMT Hi Darrell. Comment moderation is in full effect and not all comments go live immediately.
By: Darrell Ridley
16 May 2008 6:32pm GMT Thomas, Thanx for not showing my last two comments. Nice practice! Darrell