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  • From: Evan Zimmerman <evan.zimmerman AT gmail.com>
  • To: "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] speaking of privacy...
  • Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 22:34:33 -0400

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 20:02:27 -0400 (EDT), Alan MacHett
<machett AT ibiblio.org> wrote:
> In reference to Evan Zimmerman's message:
> > I'm sure INW was already archived somewhere by google, yes? Would
> > passing through gmail be different in some way?
> >
>
> No, other than they seem to be storing/compiling everything for reasons
> other than public interest.
>
> I was just poking fun at the automated email reading of gmail. I
> personally don't like Google, but more to the point, I'm not sure how the
> "read your gmail to target advertising" works. I was discussing this with
> a friend the other day; she uses gmail.
>
> If they scan my message to her to target ads to her, well, I could be
> talking about the rising cost of ox dung fertilizer for rice paddies in
> China, which she could care less about, so any ads directed her way would
> be pointless. On the other hand, if they're scanning her email to me,
> well, /I/ can't get their ads, so big whoop; or if they're scanning her
> mail to target back at her, well, it would be after the fact; she's
> already sent the mail.
>
> I'm sure I'm missing something. I just don't get it. And I just don't
> like Google. I will give them this; they get the Boolean NOT operator
> correct. Tried a search recently and Google was the only engine that
> actually excluded the NOT term. (It was a search for Lennon, the recent
> singer, not John or Julian or Sean.)
>
> ....but I blather on. ;)
>
> -Alan
>
>
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