Posted by switchbitch
I recently was offered a gmail account, which was very kind of the person who gave it to me, but i have to say i wont be using it. Gmail is quite frankly the most sinister and unsubtle mass information gathering technique i have ever come across, and it is a frightening infringement on ones individuality, confidentiality, and privacy.
I'm very interested to hear everyone's opinions of gmail; i for one will not send mail to a gmail account, nor will i encourage the use of it. In fact, i would actively participate in any effort to halt the spread of gmail usage.
Your thoughts please.....
Posted by BobaFett
I use for storing messages and i am satisfied with it. Do like the integrated search function.
Posted by switchbitch
Its the political issues im concerned with, rather than the technical features.
Posted by Elrond
It's not so great as it seems. I use spymac. It's way much better.
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Posted by masseur
it seems all the gmail discussions turn into spymac promotion
personally just the name "spymac" puts me off
I don't trust any of them anyway and don't keep anything too personal on hotmail or gmail but those accounts serve their purpose well
Posted by Elrond
That's not a promotion
. I just use it and it's similar 'cos the 1GB account. That's all.
Posted by mixin
I stay away from free web based email these days anyway.
I'd rather set up a website and have a more exclusive address and less spam
Posted by masseur
@elrond, no sorry, I didn't mean it like that
anyway these are just throw away accounts. if you don't use them for a period of time they are deleted and the username recycled so I can't see the harm myself
I'm more worried about cookies and spyware on my pc and do a cleanup every day
Posted by Elrond
@masseur No probs. I know how you meaned it.
BTW. I have 3 invitations to gmail. The first 3, who PM me their e-mail address can have one each.
Posted by Jim
I use it for storing some big files, other than that I never send any mails
Posted by BobaFett
Think charged sites, personal pages or free based ones can be hacked any time. I always imagine how the operator personal reads my sms. We are spyed here on esato too. Welcome in 1984.
Posted by Elrond
We are spyed everywhere and in the past we did know where we were spyed and by who. On internet we don't know who, but we now we are.
Posted by BobaFett
@ebody why do u think that gmail is less secure then other services?
Posted by Elrond
It's not less secure, but it's described in it's policy, that they read your e-mails and they do not delete it even if you delete it permanently. That's the point of whole gmail hate IMHO.
Posted by Bianca
Google says it in their policy. Maybe other providers (like microsoft) do it without you knowing it
Posted by BobaFett
@bianca u was faster, just wanted to wright the same. Ebody reads and seriously, my sms will be kept somewhere aswell.
Posted by Danijela
Does anyone have one invitation for me?
Thanks
d.
Posted by absinthebri
Well, as the TOS states Gmail will monitor all your mail and you have to read and agree to the terms for a service and as you're free not to have a Gmail account at all, I'm not sure what the issue is.
Posted by Jools
Actually Google does not read your mail. From the FAQ:
Is Google reading my email?
Answer
Google is NOT reading your mail. Privacy is an issue we take very seriously. Gmail is a technology-based program. Advertising and related information are shown using a completely automated process. Ads are selected for relevance and served by Google computers using the same contextual advertising technology that powers our AdSense program. This technology enables Google to effectively target dynamically changing content, such as email, or news stories.
Because the ads and Related Pages are matched to information that is of interest to you, we hope you'll find them relevant and useful.
Google's computers process the information in your email for various purposes, including formatting and displaying the information to you, delivering targeted related information (such as advertisements and related links), preventing unsolicited bulk email (spam), backing up your email, and other purposes relating to offering you Gmail. Because we keep back-up copies of data for the purposes of recovery from errors or system failure, residual copies of email may remain on our systems for some time, even after you have deleted messages from your mailbox or after the termination of your account. Google employees do not access the content of any mailboxes unless you specifically request them to do so (for example, if you are having technical difficulties accessing your account) or if required by law, to maintain our system, or to protect Google or the public.
Google will never sell, rent or share your personal information, including your Gmail address or email content, with any third parties for marketing purposes without your express permission.
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Do any of you worry about the spam filtering systems that read your email on its way around the internet? It's pretty similar...
Posted by Danijela
I forgot to write my address in case someone have invitation for me:)
danijelajoey@hotmail.com
thanks!
Posted by Jools
@Danijela:
I sent you a PM and an invite!
Posted by sragaporni
Hey men:
I am looking for a gmail invitation, anyone will be welcome!!
My email: sragporni@e-milio.com
Thx !!
Posted by Jabe
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Posted by marlonxp
I love gmail i have no problems with it.
Posted by spbk
Anyone can send me an invitation spbk@hotmail.com thanks in advance
Posted by wazzup
I love it!
Posted by kimcheeboi
there's already a thread for gmail invites, lets keep this to a discussion of whether gmail is bad or not.
please!
Posted by im3super
I can't access it from my phone - seems that it wants ssl or something like that. Is there a wap wrapper for it?
Posted by iainkane
Hi
Is there anything special about gmail, eg can it pick up your hotmail account email, or can you use outlook or outlook express to pick up your emails or preferrably both, or is it just simply an email address system with a huuuuge amount of storage?
Cos lets face it hotmail was fine until they stopped you picking it up using outlook express, who needed loads of storage when you can save it on your own pc?
Posted by fatreg
it has pop capability yeah and can collect from hotmail etc.
i love gmail.
fatreg