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When the hell is Google going to go live?

Check the Ars Technica main page, a Cali senator and other privacy idiots are trying to block gmail because they're too stupid to distinguish between
- a person reading your email (privacy invasion)
- an automated keyword-matching ad delivery system (not a privacy inavasion!)
:roll:
 
A lot of people have problems with it because they are going to stick ads right in the middle of the email. I think this is why it's keeping it from going live (some of those people happen to be senators, and representatives). I personally dont want an ad put in the middle of any email I sent, not only because it's intrusive, but because it leaves the possibility that emails can be scanned, even if they say they are not.
 
Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
Check the Ars Technica main page, a Cali senator and other privacy idiots are trying to block gmail because they're too stupid to distinguish between
- a person reading your email (privacy invasion)
- an automated keyword-matching ad delivery system (not a privacy inavasion!)
:roll:
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The problem with gmail is that they would be using other peoples intellectual property in order to generate derivative content without the explicit consent of those people.
 
Originally posted by: DeviousTrap
Can someone explain to me why everyone is so anxious to get an account?
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seriously. even if there weren't all the privacy concerns, the reviews i have read of the beta don't put the interface in a favorable light.

not to mention that i have 260 GB (gasp!) of email storage... on my computer! and it's a hell of a lot faster to navigate through outlook than some web page. POP3 4eva!
 
Originally posted by: FelixDeKat
Google is gay.
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Ummm... OK. If you know of a better search engine, let me know!

Besides, I'm looking forward to GMail. I can think of at least a dozen uses for gig of free online storage space with web access, MOST of them legit. I'd imagine that the Warez hounds will find lost of less legitimate uses for it as well 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Marauder911
A lot of people have problems with it because they are going to stick ads right in the middle of the email. I think this is why it's keeping it from going live (some of those people happen to be senators, and representatives). I personally dont want an ad put in the middle of any email I sent, not only because it's intrusive, but because it leaves the possibility that emails can be scanned, even if they say they are not.
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who told you the ad would be in the middle of your email if you go to the site and learn about GMail you will see that the ads appear the same way they do when you search google, all the way to the right depending on what you search in this case its depending on key words in your email which i believe is not invading of privacy

thank you and goodnight

edit: next time i link a page remind me to put the right link up
 
Originally posted by: EmperorOfIceCream
Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
Check the Ars Technica main page, a Cali senator and other privacy idiots are trying to block gmail because they're too stupid to distinguish between
- a person reading your email (privacy invasion)
- an automated keyword-matching ad delivery system (not a privacy inavasion!)
:roll:
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The problem with gmail is that they would be using other peoples intellectual property in order to generate derivative content without the explicit consent of those people.
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wtf?
 
Originally posted by: EmperorOfIceCream
Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
Check the Ars Technica main page, a Cali senator and other privacy idiots are trying to block gmail because they're too stupid to distinguish between
- a person reading your email (privacy invasion)
- an automated keyword-matching ad delivery system (not a privacy inavasion!)
:roll:
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The problem with gmail is that they would be using other peoples intellectual property in order to generate derivative content without the explicit consent of those people.
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The real privacy issue is the ability for google to link your email account with your google web searches. See the EFF for more information.
 
The gmail thing is real according to time magazine. It will have tons of specialized ads in the body of the emails you send though.
 
Does Gmail support automatic forwarding and POP3 access?

Not at the moment, but Google believes in helping people access information whenever and however they want to do so. In the future you will be able to access Gmail messages from non-Gmail accounts for free or at a nominal fee.
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no thanls! my own email server with shared dedicate server. pop3/imap/smtp...
 
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