Gmail Ad Nauseum I: EFF Issues Gmail Alert   - 2,439 Views,

Summary: For those playing along at home who are interested in, or even concerned about, the privacy issues being raised by Google's new Gmail service, the EFF raises some fairly thought provoking issues, to wit: with the advent of Gmail, along with a ...

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For those playing along at home who are interested in, or even concerned about, the privacy issues being raised by Google’s new Gmail service, the EFF raises some fairly thought provoking issues, to wit: with the advent of Gmail, along with a liberal application of cookies allowing them to link your archived searches to your personal information in Gmail, Google can put together a finely-detailed picture of you which would make both Napolean and Snowball shudder.

The EFF’s report is Google’s Gmail: A Rough Guide to Protecting Your Privacy.

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 This article first appeared on 4/16/2004
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