Recently Google released their new terms of service for the very popular Gmail service. Though most people don't actually read these terms, maybe you should. Whether you are in favor of email scanning or not, you will learn Google's official position on the matter. The practice of email scanning is not new, it has been going on for quite some time, though now companies are starting to admit it to the public.
For those who like to know what's in the fine print, reading the new terms of service for Google's Gmail service may just have some seeing red. Google itself has now confirmed and stated in no uncertain terms that they do scan all incoming and outgoing emails. Many are criticizing it as an invasion of private communications. Rightly so, the majority of people don't like having others snoop through their mail.
With Google ads popping up on people's Gmails, there is no telling what else people will see when it comes to Gmail. You do not have to use Gmail, but there may be hope for you. So do not worry.
There are currently people in court fighting against Google to get rid of the new TOS. You do not want your information to be looked at freely, and neither do they. For now you are going to have to only send emails with information you are comfortable with sharing when using Gmail.
Just make sure that you know about the new TOS and that you are aware of what it means. Hopefully they will change soon so that you do not have to worry about this any longer. But either way you should be fine, so you do not have to stress over it.
According to the TOS, emails are scanned while they are on Google's own services, and also while they are in transit. The news has not been well received, with many privacy campaigners expressing anger at the perceived invasion of user privacy. In the United States, there have been several suits filed against Google, but the courts have declined to combine those suits into a single class action suit at this time.
For those who like to know what's in the fine print, reading the new terms of service for Google's Gmail service may just have some seeing red. Google itself has now confirmed and stated in no uncertain terms that they do scan all incoming and outgoing emails. Many are criticizing it as an invasion of private communications. Rightly so, the majority of people don't like having others snoop through their mail.
With Google ads popping up on people's Gmails, there is no telling what else people will see when it comes to Gmail. You do not have to use Gmail, but there may be hope for you. So do not worry.
There are currently people in court fighting against Google to get rid of the new TOS. You do not want your information to be looked at freely, and neither do they. For now you are going to have to only send emails with information you are comfortable with sharing when using Gmail.
Just make sure that you know about the new TOS and that you are aware of what it means. Hopefully they will change soon so that you do not have to worry about this any longer. But either way you should be fine, so you do not have to stress over it.
According to the TOS, emails are scanned while they are on Google's own services, and also while they are in transit. The news has not been well received, with many privacy campaigners expressing anger at the perceived invasion of user privacy. In the United States, there have been several suits filed against Google, but the courts have declined to combine those suits into a single class action suit at this time.
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