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GMail Adds Virus Protection

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the google-farts-and-people-smell dept.

AxsDeny writes "Google has rolled out virus protection for it's web based email service. Apparently they are scanning incoming and outgoing messages for infected messages. Read more on their "what's new" page."

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  1. What's next? by Ant2 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    What's next?

    1) Scanning for copyrighted material?
    2) Scanning for pornography?
    3) Scanning for insider trading information?
    4) Scanning for links to Google competitors?
    5) Reading your email to display relevant advertisements? (oh crap...)