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Comments on: Is Gmail too creepy? https://www.wordsend.org/2004/09/08/is-gmail-too-creepy/ searching for the ineffable Wed, 08 Sep 2004 14:56:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 By: DJ https://www.wordsend.org/2004/09/08/is-gmail-too-creepy/comment-page-1/#comment-285 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=403#comment-285 I’ve thought about this too. Funny thing is – all the things that make GMail “too creepy” are activities that every major e-mail service does, or is required to do by law. GMail, at least, is up front about it. I prefer that to Hotmail, which does the same stuff but doesn’t tell users.

Every time anyone’s e-mail goes through another person’s server, including Hotmail, Yahoo, Google or some small local company, it is no longer truly private, according to law. I have a couple of specific links about this, somewhere, I think I posted them in my journal a while ago.

I’m not saying it’s a perfect system – just that in an imperfect system I’ll choose the honest man over the proven liar. (Which might just have larger political relevance, no?)

]]> By: bluepapercup https://www.wordsend.org/2004/09/08/is-gmail-too-creepy/comment-page-1/#comment-286 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=403#comment-286 I tend to agree with the tack that DJ takes above, though shallowly I am unconcerned for myself, as I am planning on using GMail for much of the same functions that you are, veek. However, on a deeper level, I sit up at night thinking about who might be reading my email.

And maybe it’s just me, but the google-is-kreepy site felt a lot like other “let’s make a big deal out of something that’s just fact” sites I’ve seen.

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