Recently we have received numerous communications challenging the warning in our Privacy & Identity Overview (among other places) that Google scans and indexes private email sent from or to any GMail email address.
The claim is not an idle paranoia, but merely a reporting of Google’s own public statements.
"Like most email services, Gmail uses software to [...]
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People have largely accepted that privacy is difficult to protect on the internet, if it they believe it is possible at all. Tips and tools on this site can go a long way to making privacy on the internet much easier than is commonly thought, but far too few people are either aware or care [...] During November hearings by the Canadian Radio television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC, equiv to U.S. FCC), the CEO of Rogers revealed in an offhand side comment that the company has plans to uniquely identify the activities of television viewers in the future. FreeCreditReport.com is owned by Experian, the credit reporting bureau through its ConsumerInfo.com properties. Through a recent complaint against Windows Live, TRUSTe has demonstrated that it has standards that are far below what is expected to provide minimum standards of privacy protection. One sentence inn the MySpace Privacy Policy reveals there is a Fox in the chicken coup, specifically Rupert Murdoch’s Fox and other other media holdings under the umbrella of NewsCorp or News America Group. PII is the [...] CrystalTech Web Hosting Inc fails the most basic criteria for a responsible Privacy Policy, so much so that the Secure Surfing Organization advises individuals and businesses to exclude this company from any consideration. Stay away from this company unless and until it publishes a Privacy Policy that actually recognizes Privacy, as in your rights to [...] Network Solutions has disclosed that almost 600,00 consumers have had their credit card information stolen from merchant sites hosted by the company. canada.com contains onerous provisions in its Terms and Conditions that should cause all persons to avoid submitting any thing to canada.com directly or indirectly. Windows Live won’t let records die |
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