"I am trying to clean up my google image in reference to my name."
I enjoyed 1984 (the book) but not the modern version of re-writing history.
I declined to remove it.
Dave ] Date: Fri, 07 May 2004 08:48:58 -0400 From: Daniel Weitzner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [IP] Clean Image Is So Key To Google's Success, Why Take Gmail Risk? To: Dave Farber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
While I agree with Walt that gmail raises serious privacy questions, I see Google's gmail project (still in Beta) as doing exactly what their stock offering 'Owner's Manual' promises, they're are going to keep innovating for the long term without bowing to pressure to keep shareholders happy on a moment-by-moment basis. Walt is correct that if they don't keep *users* happy in the long run, they'll lose. So there are very real questions about the invasiveness of gmail, most particularly Steve Bellovin's point about the intrusion into the email of people who just send to a gmail address but never buy into the gmail privacy policy. As Google has grown and offered more and more services (toolbar, for example). they continue to explore the boundary of trust versus intrusiveness. Gmail clearly pushes that one step further. This may be a step too far but the only way Google is going to find that out is from the experience of the Beta. The real question is having been bold enough to launch this service, will they be similarly bold enough to pull it or modify it substantially if user feedback and reflection indicates that this is the right thing to do?
Danny
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