Comments on: GMail: Google Stepped In It http://freerangelibrarian.com/2004/04/08/gmail-google-stepped-in-it/ K.G. Schneider's blog on librarianship, writing, and everything else, since 2003. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:58:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Tony D'Ambrosio http://freerangelibrarian.com/2004/04/08/gmail-google-stepped-in-it/#comment-554 Tony D'Ambrosio Sat, 10 Apr 2004 14:25:23 +0000 http://www.freerangelibrarian.com/2004/04/08/gmail-google-stepped-in-it/#comment-554 How patronizing some people are! I see a comment that reads (paraphrasing), "we all know how people don't read the fine print". Well, thanks, smart, superior being, compared to the rest of the world's hopelessly inept and foolish masses, that is. Protect us, please, from our incompetence. Get off my back, will you? Here's an outfit (Google) that comes up with a way to provide a service, make lots of money thereby, and is clear and up front (visit the site, guys!) about what it's doing. Instead of sneaking round the back door, as do so many bad guys, they're finding a way to directly involve me in response to my own selfish (not a bad word) interests. As I'm pleased to know the service is available, even if I don't need it as things now stand ... and I see nothing at all untoward about it. Bye. Tony D'Ambrosio (AKA Tony Ambrose) How patronizing some people are! I see a comment that reads (paraphrasing), “we all know how people don’t read the fine print”.

Well, thanks, smart, superior being, compared to the rest of the world’s hopelessly inept and foolish masses, that is. Protect us, please, from our incompetence. Get off my back, will you?

Here’s an outfit (Google) that comes up with a way to provide a service, make lots of money thereby, and is clear and up front (visit the site, guys!) about what it’s doing. Instead of sneaking round the back door, as do so many bad guys, they’re finding a way to directly involve me in response to my own selfish (not a bad word) interests. As I’m pleased to know the service is available, even if I don’t need it as things now stand … and I see nothing at all untoward about it.

Bye.

Tony D’Ambrosio (AKA Tony Ambrose)

]]> By: A. Mutch http://freerangelibrarian.com/2004/04/08/gmail-google-stepped-in-it/#comment-553 A. Mutch Fri, 09 Apr 2004 08:59:41 +0000 http://www.freerangelibrarian.com/2004/04/08/gmail-google-stepped-in-it/#comment-553 Bill - disclosure does not make the privacy problems go away. They can get credit for being upfront but the underlying issues still remain. Bill - disclosure does not make the privacy problems go away. They can get credit for being upfront but the underlying issues still remain.

]]> By: R C Nemer http://freerangelibrarian.com/2004/04/08/gmail-google-stepped-in-it/#comment-552 R C Nemer Thu, 08 Apr 2004 19:27:52 +0000 http://www.freerangelibrarian.com/2004/04/08/gmail-google-stepped-in-it/#comment-552 I honestly don't know what we librarians would do without you in our midst. Thank you. I'd like to add that many users will subscribe to G-mail with maybe a cursory glance (if that!) to Google's terms. We all know that people rarely read all the fine-print, particularly prior to signing up with a previously respected and trusted organization such as Google. I honestly don’t know what we librarians would do without you in our midst. Thank you.

I’d like to add that many users will subscribe to G-mail with maybe a cursory glance (if that!) to Google’s terms. We all know that people rarely read all the fine-print, particularly prior to signing up with a previously respected and trusted organization such as Google.

]]> By: Bill Drew http://freerangelibrarian.com/2004/04/08/gmail-google-stepped-in-it/#comment-551 Bill Drew Thu, 08 Apr 2004 19:21:39 +0000 http://www.freerangelibrarian.com/2004/04/08/gmail-google-stepped-in-it/#comment-551 I really understand your concerns but do again disagree. We do need to inform patrons about Google's policies. This is not really a privacy issue to me. Privacy issues are when such things are done without our consent. When the user subsribes to G-mail they are agreeing to Google's terms. I really understand your concerns but do again disagree. We do need to inform patrons about Google’s policies. This is not really a privacy issue to me. Privacy issues are when such things are done without our consent. When the user subsribes to G-mail they are agreeing to Google’s terms.

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