According to this silly article a lot of folks are starting to get concerned about Google New
free email service because it contains targeted ads.
These people are clearly misinformed about the service being proposed (I have not seen it of course):
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The advertising in Google Email (GMAIL) will be targeted to you by a *computer* — not a human.
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Google would get in serious privacy trouble and their soon-to-be public stock would crash like a ton of bricks if they invaded people's privacy in any way.
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You don't have to sign up for free Google email—it is optional! If you don't want targeted ads get Hotmail or Yahoo mail, or pay AOL for an email account.
So, can we nip these unfounded "Google's GMAIL invades people's privacy" stories in the bud please? I know they sell papers, but they are really stupid.
Google is offering the best value proposition since Urban Fetch (a Kozmo competitor) gave away pints of ice cream for half price—delivered to your door!
I for one am totally psyched to get one gig of free email space. Dang, I'm paying like $30 a year for 25 megs of space at Yahoo!








21. I just want your gmail for my personal use.
Posted at 5:41AM on Dec 19th 2005 by john w. jurgena