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 “remain confident that Google will keep privacy and security paramount.”
But, third-party app developers can read the emails of millions of Gmail users. Gmail’s access settings allows data companies and app developers to see people’s emails and view private details, including recipient addresses, time stamps, and entire messages. Google employees may also read emails but only in “very specific cases where you ask us to and give consent, or where we need to for security purposes, such as investigating a bug or abuse.
While there’s currently no evidence that third-party Gmail add-on developers have misused data, just being able to view and read private emails seems like crossing a privacy boundary. (The Verge, July 3, 2018)
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Google's statement that it stopped scanning your e-mail in July 2017 may not be completely true. I commented on this in mid-May 2018 when I posted that Google is still reading your e-mail.
To protect the content of your e-mail you should use a zero-knowledge provider such as Tutanota or ProtonMail where the content of your inbox remains encrypted and where you control access to the decryption keys.
Amazon's annual Prime Day sale will be back on July 16, 2018 and include more deals, come to more countries and last longer than in past years. Plus, the company is giving away a new Lexus.
The sale will kick off on Monday, July 16, at noon Pacific and go on for 36 hours, up from 30 hours last year.
Sign-up for a Amazon Prime Free Trial here: https://amzn.to/2u4Tgpt
In addition to free shipping on products ordered from Amazon, Amazon Prime offers other benefits such as free prime movies, and free data storage on Amazon Drive.
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