Privacy

Oh Google. Of Course Email Users Expect Privacy — You Promised It To Them

August 14, 2013  ·  Mark Reback

<p>The California-based advocacy group <a href="http://gigaom.com/2012/08/31/why-google-shouldnt-have-to-admit-its-privacy-sins/">Consumer Watchdog</a> has this week <a href="http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/newsrelease/google-tells-court-you-cannot-expect-privacy-when-sending-messages-gmail-people-who-care">highlighted</a> an interesting claim emanating from Google’s legal team, with which it is doing battle over data mining. In a motion to dismiss Consumer Watchdog’s class action lawsuit against it, Google said no email users can expect privacy.</p>

Google Says Gmail Users Have ‘No Legitimate Expectation of Privacy’

August 14, 2013  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Lavabit <a href="http://business.time.com/2013/08/09/snowden-fallout-compels-email-service-to-shut-down/">is no more</a>. Silent Circle has <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/the-truth-about-why-silent-circle-silenced-their-secure-email-service-7000019300/">shuttered its secure email service</a>.

Google: Gmail Users Shouldn’t Expect Email Privacy

August 14, 2013  ·  Mark Reback

<p><strong>Critics call revelation 'a stunning admission' as Google makes claim in court filing in attempt to head off class action lawsuit</strong></p> <p>Gmail users have no "reasonable expectation" that their emails are confidential, <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/160134104/Google-Motion-to-Dismiss-061313">Google has said in a court filing</a>.</p>

Google Under Fire Over Gmail Privacy Remarks

August 14, 2013  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Google is making headlines this week for a court filing that some have interpreted as an admission that Gmail users should have no expectation of privacy while using the service.</p> <p>The statement came as part of a <a data-ls-seen="1" href="http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/resources/googlemotion061313.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">motion to dismiss</a> a class-action case that accused Google of violating federal and state wiretap laws via a program in Gmail that scans emails to serve up targeted ads.</p>

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 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>