Google said a year ago it would stop its computers from scanning the inboxes of Gmail users for information to personalize advertisements, saying it wanted users to âoeremain confident that Google will keep privacy and security paramount.â
But the internet giant continues to let hundreds of outside software developers scan the inboxes of millions of Gmail users who signed up for email-based services offering shopping price comparisons, automated travel-itinerary planners or other tools. Google does little to police those developers, who train their computersâ"and, in some cases, employeesâ"to read their usersâ(TM) emails, a Wall Street Journal examination has found.
One of those companies is Return Path Inc., which collects data for marketers by scanning the inboxes of more than two million people who have signed up for one of the free apps in Return Pathâ(TM)s partner network using a Gmail, Microsoft Corp. or Yahoo email address. Computers normally do the scanning, analyzing about 100 million emails a day. At one point about two years ago, Return Path employees read about 8,000 unredacted emails to help train the companyâ(TM)s software, people familiar with the episode say.
This examination of email data privacy is based on interviews with more than two dozen current and former employees of email app makers and data companies. The latitude outside developers have in handling user data shows how even as Google and other tech giants have touted efforts to tighten privacy, they have left the door open to others with different oversight practices.
By all means live an Amish 15th Century technology lifestyle!
I think I will keep my lifestyle with vaccinations and Internal Combustion engines that can get me anywhere in the world in about 24 Hours. You know like Al Gore and all the other high living Global Climate "Experts."
Slashdot Mirror
You can have my Laser Rifle when you can pry it from my cold dead hands!
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The WSJ reports:
Google said a year ago it would stop its computers from scanning the inboxes of Gmail users for information to personalize advertisements, saying it wanted users to âoeremain confident that Google will keep privacy and security paramount.â
But the internet giant continues to let hundreds of outside software developers scan the inboxes of millions of Gmail users who signed up for email-based services offering shopping price comparisons, automated travel-itinerary planners or other tools. Google does little to police those developers, who train their computersâ"and, in some cases, employeesâ"to read their usersâ(TM) emails, a Wall Street Journal examination has found.
One of those companies is Return Path Inc., which collects data for marketers by scanning the inboxes of more than two million people who have signed up for one of the free apps in Return Pathâ(TM)s partner network using a Gmail, Microsoft Corp. or Yahoo email address. Computers normally do the scanning, analyzing about 100 million emails a day. At one point about two years ago, Return Path employees read about 8,000 unredacted emails to help train the companyâ(TM)s software, people familiar with the episode say.
This examination of email data privacy is based on interviews with more than two dozen current and former employees of email app makers and data companies. The latitude outside developers have in handling user data shows how even as Google and other tech giants have touted efforts to tighten privacy, they have left the door open to others with different oversight practices.
Critical thinking skills? That's crazy talk!
I still don't care and won't watch it.
This is actually the goal. Not a side effect.
It's a Rock Blobster!
Most are low power and doing nothing much except be hobbyist projects.
Is that really worth a $2,000,000 Fine?
Just create a special low power license and limit it to noncommercial use.
Doesn't matter.
China and India dwarfs everything else.
Comcast DNS is Historically Funky.
Try switching your DNS to Google or OpenDNS
For IPv4: 8.8.8.8 and/or 8.8.4.4.
For IPv6: 2001:4860:4860::8888 and/or 2001:4860:4860::8844.
OpenDNS server addresses, 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220; Pv6 2620:0:ccc::2 and 2620:0:ccd::2
Cut Europe off from the Internet.
THIS is what they really want.
$15 a Minute phone calls to Italy and only Government approved newspapers.
Galileo for navigation and no GPS.
Cite me one instance where a drone has caused a Fire Fighting plane to crash.
It has never happened.
"That's a Lot Of Pornography!"
Thinner and warmer coats.
Same way GORE-TEX was adopted by hikers and fisherman.
Just admit Communism and Socialism just don't work. Unless you are the Dictator then it works GREAT!
By all means live an Amish 15th Century technology lifestyle!
I think I will keep my lifestyle with vaccinations and Internal Combustion engines that can get me anywhere in the world in about 24 Hours. You know like Al Gore and all the other high living Global Climate "Experts."
This is what Catbert uses to amuse himself.
Bourbon Barrel Stout.
Age it for a while in a used whiskey barrel and it becomes a religious experience.
Belgian beer is bottle conditioned.
At least the good stuff, I'm not talking about Stella.
Store fronts are closing but online sales are expanding.
It HAD to happen sooner or later.
Milton had actually been laid off five years prior, but through a glitch in accounting, continued to receive a paycheck.
I seriously doubt it.
Let The Good Times Roll......Eel Guitar Solo.........
Lasers? Not in MY one square meter back yard!
Create it again and release it on an International airplane ride.
Your immunization is up to date?