Re:Only here, apparently. (Score 1)

But nobody is actually "reading" the e-mail message. That is a huge difference. The message is being scanned and ads based on the adwords technology are diplayed. Just like the ads we see at the top of this page, hotmail or any other free site we go to. The only difference is the ads are targeted to me based on word scans of the e-mail message. Again, the body of the message itself is not being read by something with any ability to decipher what its meaning is so that privacy thing is kind of moot. As for the storage and archival- that is the selling point behind G-Mail. To not have to delete your e-mail but be able to index and search it and find your email based on a completely new technology is what makes it so great. Again, nobody but software is "reading" it but only so it can perform the necessary archiving. Technology is scanning your mail message to your Aunt all ready. Anti-Spam, Anti-Virus and most likely anti-terrorist and I really don't think this is any different. It is important to understand how the targeted ads work and realize that nobody is profiling you and keeping track of what we talk to our chat room lovers about. At least I hope not. :-) Just another knee-jerk reaction to something that isn't understood and is being regulated before anyone takes the time to try to understand.