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Privacy Concerns over Google E-mail accounts
You may want to think twice before signing up for your free GMail account from Google.
[blockquote]Privacy International, says Gmail violates European privacy laws because it stores messages on its system long after users have deleted them from their mailbox.
The group, which has offices in Britain and the United States, also opposes Google's plans to scan users' e-mail in order to paste appropriate advertising into messages.[/blockquote]
[link=http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/04/06/google.email/index.html]The full report[/link] - Submitted by Dexter
[blockquote]Privacy International, says Gmail violates European privacy laws because it stores messages on its system long after users have deleted them from their mailbox.
The group, which has offices in Britain and the United States, also opposes Google's plans to scan users' e-mail in order to paste appropriate advertising into messages.[/blockquote]
[link=http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/04/06/google.email/index.html]The full report[/link] - Submitted by Dexter
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i already have like 3 or 4 email adresses i dont need another. good stuff to know tho
Yeah, I have enough email addies as is myself, it's the only reason I didn't get a google one when I first heard of this. Now after reading this, I don't want it.. even though I have nothing to worry about either way.