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Data Privacy

Mar. 29, 2014

Google's 'ordinary course of business'

Google scans emails because advertising is more than just a "business purpose" for Gmail; it is its only commercial purpose, from a revenue perspective. By Ryan Nier


By Ryan Nier


Whenever my father found me an ungrateful child, he would regale me (or so he thought) with stories of trudging miles to and from school in the snow, barefoot, "uphill both ways." I endured that story for years, and now wait with bated breath for the day when I can tell my version. Well, I used to have to pay for my news content. There were subscription fees and no Facebook and no Gmail. Email was unreliab...

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