Phins Got A Gmail Invite!
06-22-2004, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by TYSON' date='Jun 22 2004, 01:45 PM
Nope, I read it a few days ago. It DOES state they will be inserting advertisements directly into your e-mail, which is so much better!
It also states there is potential they could sell the information they gather to others, whom I doubt Google will dictate how they use it!
E-mail address + personal information (however benign) + sold to anyone who wants it = SPAM
It also states there is potential they could sell the information they gather to others, whom I doubt Google will dictate how they use it!
E-mail address + personal information (however benign) + sold to anyone who wants it = SPAM
I don't know how better to explain, you just said it yourself.
YOU DO NOT RECIEVE UNSOLICITED EMAILS BASED ON THE DATA COLLECTED!!!
The article you supposedly read does not say you do, the statement you are dragging out of that article does not indicate you will be spammed based on the data collected, it simply inserts a targeted ad in the viewing screen, just like the one at the bottom of the add, it's the exact same code.
If you're going to bitch and quote bias articles then at least bitch about the facts.... that's all I ask.
06-22-2004, 04:18 PM
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In fact it doesn't even send an annoying little message like yahoo and hotmail puts at the bottom of EACH message you send out. There's no ads in a message sent off the gmail, the only place you see the ads is when you are viewing messages, in which keywords are scanned. Much like the fact that the government scans emails for keywords like bomb and terrorist. except google delivers an ad, the government delivers god knows what.
I hate ads and hate free-email services because of them, it annoys the **** out of me, but you ain't paying, so live with it. If you wanna argue about ads then I'll agree with you, they suck, however the gmail ads are less intrusive in my opinio then the yahoo and hotmail ones. I see people trying to do business off a free account and think it's a joke... if you want to have that convo then fine, but there's no argument if you tell me gmail is nothing but spam ads... let's see I'll check a yahoo account I just opened and the gmail... the yahoo account will already have 500+ spam messages.... gmail 0.
I hate ads and hate free-email services because of them, it annoys the **** out of me, but you ain't paying, so live with it. If you wanna argue about ads then I'll agree with you, they suck, however the gmail ads are less intrusive in my opinio then the yahoo and hotmail ones. I see people trying to do business off a free account and think it's a joke... if you want to have that convo then fine, but there's no argument if you tell me gmail is nothing but spam ads... let's see I'll check a yahoo account I just opened and the gmail... the yahoo account will already have 500+ spam messages.... gmail 0.
06-22-2004, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by FDRacing' date='Jun 22 2004, 02:24 PM
invite me so i can help you phins :P
06-22-2004, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by phinsup' date='Jun 22 2004, 05:13 PM
THAT IS NOT SPAM! Again, I dunno if you don't understand what spam is or what. YOU DO NOT RECIEVE TARGETED EMAILS!
I don't know how better to explain, you just said it yourself.
YOU DO NOT RECIEVE UNSOLICITED EMAILS BASED ON THE DATA COLLECTED!!!
The article you supposedly read does not say you do, the statement you are dragging out of that article does not indicate you will be spammed based on the data collected, it simply inserts a targeted ad in the viewing screen, just like the one at the bottom of the add, it's the exact same code.
If you're going to bitch and quote bias articles then at least bitch about the facts.... that's all I ask.
I don't know how better to explain, you just said it yourself.
YOU DO NOT RECIEVE UNSOLICITED EMAILS BASED ON THE DATA COLLECTED!!!
The article you supposedly read does not say you do, the statement you are dragging out of that article does not indicate you will be spammed based on the data collected, it simply inserts a targeted ad in the viewing screen, just like the one at the bottom of the add, it's the exact same code.
If you're going to bitch and quote bias articles then at least bitch about the facts.... that's all I ask.
But it does state that they can and will (if that court case allows) sell the information they gather. Just because they don't send you unsolicited e-mails themselves doesn't mean someone who buys the information won't. What's the point of buying it then?
I don't like the idea of someone reading my mail, or listening to my phone conversations. I don't care WHY they are doing it, I've certainly got nothing to hide, other than nearly useless credit card numbers!
Can you actually send and receive 1 gig e-mails, or can you just store 1 gig worth of past e-mails?
06-22-2004, 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by TYSON' date='Jun 22 2004, 02:39 PM
Can you actually send and receive 1 gig e-mails, or can you just store 1 gig worth of past e-mails?
06-22-2004, 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by phinsup' date='Jun 22 2004, 05:44 PM
I think it's just storage, or at least that's what I would assume and keep in mind if you have a hotmail or yahoo account you run the exact same risks. Hotmail and Yahoo collect a lot of personal info. I dislike all of the free email providers, but you get what you pay for, if I had to choose between hotmail, yahoo or gmail it would easily be gmail. All of the concerns mentioned are a possibility on ANY mail server, something to keep in mind. Any email you send can easily be read by the right people on any of the mail servers it touches in or out. In short, if you don't want unsolicited emails and you don't want your personal info sold, don't use a any free email providers. Like I said I agree with you there, I don't like ads of any kind, so I don't use free email services for my daily emails, if I am signing up for something and think I might get spammed, I do use a freebie box.
06-22-2004, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by TYSON' date='Jun 22 2004, 02:46 PM
Me too, but Yahoo must be doing a hell of a job on mine, because I don't get anything. 
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