Security of GMAIL Vestluse postitaja: Robschmidt (X)
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Robschmidt (X)
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A few colleagues were saying the other day that the newly introduced but very attractive GMAIL service is not particularly reliable as people have access to your mailboxes and the security of a Gamail account is in question.
Frankly the argument was not very convincing but I would want users of this service to give their opinions. Is there any substance in this at all??
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Gabriela Tenenbaum (X) 
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I've been using gmail since last summer and have never had a problem.
FWIW,
Catherine
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Robschmidt (X)
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TOPIC STARTER | so am I but......... | Mar 13, 2005 |
Catherine, I too am very satisfied with the service so far but any kind of suspicion tends to put you off! isnt it??
I was told by some that the Gmail mailboxes can be accessed by searching on google and that would really be an invasion into one's privacy. It is indeed disturbing something of that sort.
I just hope all this ISNT TRUE
cbolton wrote:
I've been using gmail since last summer and have never had a problem.
FWIW,
Catherine
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| Google says not | Mar 14, 2005 |
Robschmidt wrote:
I was told by some that the Gmail mailboxes can be accessed by searching on google and that would really be an invasion into one's privacy. It is indeed disturbing something of that sort.
A page pointed to by of the links posted by Gabriela speaks directly to this concern:
http://gmail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=7994&topic=43
Will my Gmail messages appear in Google Search results?
Answer: No. The contents of your email are never included as Google Search results. Google takes the security of your email information extremely seriously. No humans read the contents of Gmail user messages without explicit permission, or in circumstances other than those outlined in our privacy policy.
I suppose the people who told you Google searches will access Gmail mailboxes must believe that Google is not telling the truth...
Nevertheless, if Google's statement were not true, it would soon become evident.
[Edited at 2005-03-15 14:47]
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Mary Lalevee
Suurbritannia
Local time: 22:18
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| Opening a Gmail account | Mar 14, 2005 |
How do you open an account? It sounds great but the site says it's only testing and it doesn't seem possible to open an account.
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| By invitation | Mar 14, 2005 |
Mary Lalevée wrote:
How do you open an account? It sounds great but the site says it's only testing and it doesn't seem possible to open an account.
So far Google is only adding new members by invitation. I have had an account for a while and have now gotten 50 invitations to hand out.
If you or anyone else would like one, please email me at
[email protected]
Dan
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Gina W
Ameerika Ühendriigid
Local time: 17:18
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| I've never had any problems | Mar 15, 2005 |
I have heard the supposed potential problems - and appreciate any warnings - but haven't run into any problems myself.
BTW, I think I still have 4 invitations for Gmail, just in case someone does want them (first come, first served). Just go ahead and email me through my Proz.com profile, thanks.
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Xuchun
Hiina
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| I like the new features of gmail | Mar 21, 2005 |
Gmail has the POP3 function and the notifier, which are really appealing to me. I have 47 invitations remaining. If anyone wants one, feel free to email me.
[Edited at 2005-03-21 11:25]
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Lincoln Hui
Hongkong
Local time: 05:18
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I doubt people out there can see what's in your Gmail easily. I'm not all that confident that Google isn't peeking into it, however.
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This is getting tedious.
If you wish to discuss something, why not submit your own forum posting rather than reviving >15yo inactive threads?
All you're achieving is that more recent chats are being bumped down the list. If that's your goal, then congrats.
C
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neilmac
Hispaania
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It's now 2021 and I've been using G-mail for a few years now. The only issue I have with it is that I get a lot of spam, particularly in one of the three accounts I currently have. I mainly use one account as a backup for when my other free webmail account (Yahoo) isn't working properly. The other two accounts I use mostly for logging into websites that require registration when I don't want to use one of my main work e-mail addresses, to avoid excess spam, which as I see as the main risk in usi... See more It's now 2021 and I've been using G-mail for a few years now. The only issue I have with it is that I get a lot of spam, particularly in one of the three accounts I currently have. I mainly use one account as a backup for when my other free webmail account (Yahoo) isn't working properly. The other two accounts I use mostly for logging into websites that require registration when I don't want to use one of my main work e-mail addresses, to avoid excess spam, which as I see as the main risk in using free webmail. ▲ Collapse
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but here is what THEY say about it:
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