Comment by thayne
7 years ago
> It's not like I can read your emails unless I break into Google's servers, no?
Well, first of all, "breaking in" isn't the only way someone might get access to data on Google's servers. There are such thing's as subpoenas, not to mention that it is possible a Google employee might abuse access to servers. And then I would be _very_ surprised if google doesn't use the content of your emails for advertisement and tracking purposes.
Furthermore, unless both parties are using gmail, the email will be stored at least temporarily on other mail servers, which may be less secure (and you might not even know who controls them).
> And then I would be _very_ surprised if google doesn't use the content of your emails for advertisement and tracking purposes.
That would go against their own privacy policy. But they are one change away from doing it.
Really? When gmail came out they were explicitly up front about using the content of the email to deliver targeted ads. Has that changed?
There are a lot of misinformations around, and the Google haters crowd has plenty of pitchforks.
https://safety.google/privacy/ads-and-data/
> Google does not use keywords or messages in your inbox to show you ads. Nobody reads your email in order to show you ads.
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Yes when.
What changed was gsuit. They want to move away from the “we are harvesting your emails” image, in order to better sell paid accounts
“Consumer Gmail content will not be used or scanned for any ads personalization after this change.”
https://blog.google/products/gmail/g-suite-gains-traction-in...
If you pay Google for email they will not use the content for ads. Free accounts I think they still do.