Privacy

Gmail Users Or People Who Email Them Should NOT Expect Privacy, Google Claims In A Stunning Admission

August 14, 2013  ·  Mark Reback

<ul style="font-weight: bold;"> <li> <font style="font-size:1.4em;">The statement was made in response to a lawsuit accusing Google of violating privacy laws when its reads emails</font></li> <li> <font style="font-size:1.4em;">It follows a string of accusations against Google for it privacy policies</font></li> <li> <font style="font-size:1.4em;">Last week, the group's Android phone operating system revealed a feature that will track user's locations even when Wi-Fi is turned off</font></li> </ul>

Google Sends Clear Message: There’s No Privacy on Gmail

August 14, 2013  ·  Mark Reback

<p>In response to a lawsuit against it, the information giant acknowledged that no one using Gmail or emailing a Gmail account holder should expect the content of his or her correspondence to remain exclusive. The class-action suit complained that when Google read emails to display targeted ads, it was encroaching upon wiretap laws, on both a federal and state level.</p> <p>Google’s glib reply is reported by <a href="http://www.ciol.com/ciol/news/193371/gmail-users-expect-privacy-sending-mails-google" title="Consumer Watchdog">Consumer Watchdog</a>:</p>

Google Tells US Court: Gmail Users Can’t Expect Privacy

August 14, 2013  ·  Mark Reback

<p><strong>A lawsuit says the tech giant is breaking the law when it scans emails to target adverts to users</strong></p> <p>Users of Google’s email service Gmail should have no “legitimate expectation” that their emails will remain private, the company has said in a submission to a US court.</p> <div class="storyContent"> <div class="body" style="text-align:justify;"> <p>Consumer Watchdog (CW), a US pressure group, described Google’s statement as a “stunning admission” of the extent to which internet users’ privacy is compromised.</p>

Google Defends Practice Of Scanning E-mails

August 14, 2013  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Google said in a court filing that its users "cannot be surprised" the company regularly accesses their e-mails.</p> <p>Consumer Watchdog, the organization that unearthed the documents, called this a "stunning admission."</p> <p>"Google has finally admitted they don't respect privacy," Consumer Watchdog spokesman John M. Simpson said in a statement. "People should take them at their word; if you care about your e-mail correspondents' privacy, don't use Gmail."</p>

Google Makes Sweeping Anti-Privacy Argument In Gmail Case

August 14, 2013  ·  Mark Reback

<p>When Google first rolled out Gmail in 2004, the company's decision to monetize the service by serving targeted ads raised concerns of privacy watchdogs.</p> <p>The Electronic Privacy Information Center questioned Google's practice, as did a coalition of other organizations. At one point, a California lawmaker proposed legislation to ban email providers from scanning emails. The measure never gained any traction, and concerns about the privacy implications of serving ads based on keywords in messages largely faded.</p>

Google Inc.: Is Microsoft Corporation Right, and Will This Affect Gmail Use?

August 13, 2013  ·  Mark Reback

<p><strong>Google Inc (NASDAQ:<a href="http://www.insidermonkey.com/insider-trading/company/google+inc/1288776/">GOOG</a>)</strong> may be proving <strong>Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:<a href="http://www.insidermonkey.com/insider-trading/company/microsoft+corp/789019/">MSFT</a>)</strong> right after all? Is everything copasetic with the Samsung Galaxy S4 that runs on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean? Is it really true that the Moto X will truly have a stock Android "Google Edition" device? We address each of these three questions below in a Monday afternoon update of news about Google.</p>

Google: Gmail Users Have No ‘Legitimate Expectation’ Of Privacy

August 13, 2013  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Those who fear the Google machine, get ready to be more scared at the search engine. In a recent filing unearthed by a California-based consumer advocacy group Consumer Watchdog, Google has said that users should never expect that their communications should be kept private – ever.</p> <p>The comments were made in a brief by Google in its application to dismiss a class action lawsuit against them.</p> <p>According to the filing:</p>

Google: Gmail users ‘have no legitimate expectation of privacy’

August 13, 2013  ·  Mark Reback

<p>As tensions worsen among privacy-focused email users amid the escalating scandal surrounding government surveillance, a brief filed by attorneys for Google has surfaced showing that Gmail users should never expect their communications to be kept secret.</p> <p>Consumer Watchdog has unearthed a July 13, 2013 motion filed by Google’s attorneys with regards to ongoing litigation challenging how the Silicon Valley giant operates its highly popular free email service.</p>

Gmail: You Weren’t Really Expecting Privacy, Were You?

August 13, 2013  ·  Mark Reback

<p><strong>The Internet is in a panic over a Google legal brief that claims Gmail users have no expectation of privacy when they use the service. Good headline, but let's be honest: that's the entire point of Gmail.</strong></p>

Google Filing Says Gmail Users Have No Expectation Of Privacy

August 13, 2013  ·  Mark Reback

<p><strong>In motion to dismiss a data-mining lawsuit, Web giant says people have "no legitimate expectation of privacy in information" voluntarily turned over to third parties.</strong></p> <p>s if Edward Snowden hasn't done enough to highlight how vulnerable electronic communications are to surveillance, Google has made it clear that people who send or receive e-mail via Gmail should not expect their messages to remain private.</p>

Concerned About Privacy? Don’t Use Gmail

August 12, 2013  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Google’s attorneys told a federal judge that its practice of reading Gmail users’ emails to pick which ads it shows is like a secretary opening a business letter.</p> <p>Consumer Watchdog posted <a href="http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/resources/googlemotion061313.pdf">Google’s filing</a> at the U.S. District Court of Northern California, which says in part:</p>

The Controversial, Toothless, ‘Landmark’ Mobile Transparency Code

August 2, 2013  ·  Mark Reback

<p><strong>"My guess is this is seen as either a starting point or just enough to placate the more vocal proponents of privacy protections," said developer Steven Bristol. "I'd say it's more to placate than anything else." Legislation to ensure consumer privacy is needed, he suggested, because "Americans aren't very good at thinking through hard problems and choosing what's best for them and their children."</strong></p> <p> </p>