Privacy

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 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 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>