I understand where you are coming from, but if you are really that conserned about privacy of data, you may want to rethink using the internet at all. Google's gathering of information is not new, isn't unique on the internet, and is far from the most worrysome data privacy issue out there. At least they are being up front with the data they collect.
-Cameron On 7/31/06, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That policy applies to its members, not people sending email to its members. > > But it is pretty clear that they produce ads based on the content of the > email, the IP address of the sender. > > But at the same time they also use that information in regard to other gmail > or google services. > > So they could be scanning this email, to see what I'm saying to you in > regards to some cool idea I have, and then use the idea in my email to > create a new gmail or google service. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Cameron Childress [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 2:30 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: google is scary > > > > On 7/31/06, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > In this list yes, however if I send something to you privately to your > > gmail > > > account, I don't know what gmail does with the info in it. > > > > Sure you do - it's in the privacy policy. They are collecting data, > > just like doubleclick does on other sites to direct ads to you. > > Really no different. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:212144 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
