[conspire] (forw) Re: GOOGLE: If You Use Gmail, You Have 'No Legitimate Expectation Of Privacy'

[Tony Godshall]

And if you do pay google, their terms are that
their liability is limited to the amount you paid.

In my case, that's $5 a year.




On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 8:46 AM, Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com> wrote:

> Quoting Tony Godshall (togo at of.net):
>
> > The whole e-mail left on servers you don't own
> > being considered abandoned and fair game is quite an issue
>
> Not entirely right.
>
> As a customer, you are owed legally enforceable duties of fair dealing
> and protection of your interests.  Also, the company is motivated to
> provide that protection, not at all costs and to only the degree that
> other interests don't override that pressure, but it's a significant
> protection.
>
> As a non-customer (e.g., a GMail user), you don't have that.
>
> As always, the best way to prevent abuse is to make it impossible, e.g.,
> to keep your Internet traffic out of the hands of people likely to
> behave badly with it.
>
> > It's no surprise to many of us but I imagine the
> > publicity is valuable if it moves public policy/
>
> Don't hold your breath waiting.
>
>
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