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Originally Posted by Lamplighter
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but I suspect advertisers / employers will not be able to stay away from emails
any more than they have from GPS or anything else that Google collects and is now the owner.
My background is in genetic disease, and I have seen what can
happen when personal information gets into the wrong hands.
My feelings about the internet come from this, and recently
Google is acting more and more like the "wrong hands".
We realize that emails on the internet are not private.
Maybe it's time for apps that move emails via https
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gmail has been available via strictly https for some time now.
And you're right, email has the security equivalent of a post card. If you want more security than a post card, you'd better take explicit steps.
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but I suspect advertisers / employers will not be able to stay away from emails
any more than they have from GPS or anything else that Google collects and is now the owner.
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I don't understand this part of your remarks. I don't know what risk there is from employers regarding my email, not in the context of hybrid web/gmail search results. and gps? What's the risk there? That my employer knew/knows my route? Presumably when I'm doing work for them, sure. If they're tracking me when I'm on my own time, that's a totally different issue, presumably because I've opted IN for some location based system like Latitude. That's my problem, not my employer's. How can I complain about my employer following me around when I've invited put it all out there for my fans to follow?
Or, I just misunderstand you more. Definitely possible. Please feel free to explain or correct me, as you will. Thanks.