What do you get when you cross a posse of anti-corporate “consumer advocates” with an innovative new e-mail service that most beta testers enjoy? Trouble, as evidenced by the recent hysterics over Google’s new Gmail service. At first blush, the idea of an e-mail host scanning all incoming mail — as Google has said Gmail machines will — seems a bit offputting, but after brief consideration, most Net-savvy people should realize that spam filters already scan every message that enters their inbox.
The solution is very simple: if you're worried about the privacy issues then don't use the service - no one's forcing you - if you think the issues are out-weighed by the benefits then go ahead and enjoy ...
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Giga-Fretting over Gmail
Posted by: Sonia Arrison April 23, 2004 05:05 AMWhat do you get when you cross a posse of anti-corporate “consumer advocates” with an innovative new e-mail service that most beta testers enjoy? Trouble, as evidenced by the recent hysterics over Google’s new Gmail service. At first blush, the idea of an e-mail host scanning all incoming mail — as Google has said Gmail machines will — seems a bit offputting, but after brief consideration, most Net-savvy people should realize that spam filters already scan every message that enters their inbox.