Comments on: OK, Gmail concerns me now! http://www.suyogdeshpande.net/blog/2005/12/18/ok-gmail-concerns-me-now/ Bylines are so 2002 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:17:49 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: junction kid http://www.suyogdeshpande.net/blog/2005/12/18/ok-gmail-concerns-me-now/comment-page-1/#comment-2048 junction kid Sun, 18 Jun 2006 03:23:12 +0000 http://suyogdeshpande.net/blog/2005/12/18/ok-gmail-concerns-me-now/#comment-2048 i would like to be invited to join gmail please.. anyone. i would like to be invited to join gmail please.. anyone.

]]> By: Hawk Wings » Blog Archive » Turning your back on Gmail http://www.suyogdeshpande.net/blog/2005/12/18/ok-gmail-concerns-me-now/comment-page-1/#comment-1888 Hawk Wings » Blog Archive » Turning your back on Gmail Tue, 13 Jun 2006 13:28:08 +0000 http://suyogdeshpande.net/blog/2005/12/18/ok-gmail-concerns-me-now/#comment-1888 [...] Another new Gmail feature also raises privacy concerns. Suyog is worried about Gmail’s new “map feature”, which offers to map any address found in one of your emails. “For God’s sake”, he says, “I hope Google stops any more feature creeps like these!” [...] [...] Another new Gmail feature also raises privacy concerns. Suyog is worried about Gmail’s new “map feature”, which offers to map any address found in one of your emails. “For God’s sake”, he says, “I hope Google stops any more feature creeps like these!” [...]

]]> By: Suyog http://www.suyogdeshpande.net/blog/2005/12/18/ok-gmail-concerns-me-now/comment-page-1/#comment-178 Suyog Sun, 01 Jan 2006 19:38:31 +0000 http://suyogdeshpande.net/blog/2005/12/18/ok-gmail-concerns-me-now/#comment-178 Hey Dan, Thanks for the comment. Yes I would rather prefer it if gmail would introduce the feature and allow me to turn it ON or OFF if I want it. To me, address mapping is just one of many things that gmail *may* throw up on users in the name of features. It may not be a big deal today, but I would rather like it if computers or humans didnt keep reading my email to make sense out of it. As I said, today its maps - tomorrow it might be something else - it might offer suggestions on what to do and what not to do based on what I type in my email - which is what I dont want :). I love gmail, but I will prefer if gmail gave me the option of turning on features that I dont want - they did that with RSS readers embedded in gmail, what stops them from making these features too? Cheers!! Suyog Hey Dan,

Thanks for the comment. Yes I would rather prefer it if gmail would introduce the feature and allow me to turn it ON or OFF if I want it.

To me, address mapping is just one of many things that gmail *may* throw up on users in the name of features. It may not be a big deal today, but I would rather like it if computers or humans didnt keep reading my email to make sense out of it.

As I said, today its maps – tomorrow it might be something else – it might offer suggestions on what to do and what not to do based on what I type in my email – which is what I dont want :) .

I love gmail, but I will prefer if gmail gave me the option of turning on features that I dont want – they did that with RSS readers embedded in gmail, what stops them from making these features too?

Cheers!!

Suyog

]]> By: Dan Ridley http://www.suyogdeshpande.net/blog/2005/12/18/ok-gmail-concerns-me-now/comment-page-1/#comment-177 Dan Ridley Sun, 01 Jan 2006 19:31:36 +0000 http://suyogdeshpande.net/blog/2005/12/18/ok-gmail-concerns-me-now/#comment-177 Let me get this straight. Somebody e-mails you an address. You might likely want to go there. A computer has analyzed your e-mail, found the presence of an address, and offers to map it. And this is a bad thing? Are you concerned that Google's text analysis algorithms will become self-aware, and then go blabbing your secrets? I mean, how on Earth does this compromise your privacy? (Or anyone else's?) If you send someone your address, they might be able to find it on a map. Let me get this straight.

Somebody e-mails you an address. You might likely want to go there. A computer has analyzed your e-mail, found the presence of an address, and offers to map it. And this is a bad thing?

Are you concerned that Google’s text analysis algorithms will become self-aware, and then go blabbing your secrets?

I mean, how on Earth does this compromise your privacy? (Or anyone else’s?) If you send someone your address, they might be able to find it on a map.

]]> By: Hawk Wings » Blog Archive » Turning your back on Gmail http://www.suyogdeshpande.net/blog/2005/12/18/ok-gmail-concerns-me-now/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Hawk Wings » Blog Archive » Turning your back on Gmail Sun, 01 Jan 2006 13:24:14 +0000 http://suyogdeshpande.net/blog/2005/12/18/ok-gmail-concerns-me-now/#comment-171 [...] Nor is a new Gmail feature. Suyog is worried about Gmail’s new “map feature“, which offers to map any address found in one of your emails. “For God’s sake”, he says, I hope Google stops any more feature creeps like these!” Technorati Tags: email clients, Gmail, Mail.app, Apple Mail, Thunderbird, Google, privacy, map feature, email [...] [...] Nor is a new Gmail feature. Suyog is worried about Gmail’s new “map feature“, which offers to map any address found in one of your emails. “For God’s sake”, he says, I hope Google stops any more feature creeps like these!” Technorati Tags: email clients, Gmail, Mail.app, Apple Mail, Thunderbird, Google, privacy, map feature, email [...]

]]> By: NM http://www.suyogdeshpande.net/blog/2005/12/18/ok-gmail-concerns-me-now/comment-page-1/#comment-122 NM Tue, 20 Dec 2005 11:15:20 +0000 http://suyogdeshpande.net/blog/2005/12/18/ok-gmail-concerns-me-now/#comment-122 This reply is for the Jedi.. :P Jedi, You should wear pink socks.. with extra dots.. :P :P :P Ok, kill me! :) NM This reply is for the Jedi.. :P

Jedi, You should wear pink socks.. with extra dots.. :P :P :P

Ok, kill me! :)

NM

]]> By: jedi http://www.suyogdeshpande.net/blog/2005/12/18/ok-gmail-concerns-me-now/comment-page-1/#comment-107 jedi Sun, 18 Dec 2005 12:38:05 +0000 http://suyogdeshpande.net/blog/2005/12/18/ok-gmail-concerns-me-now/#comment-107 I think this is a huge concern. In fact, I find all the Google mail scanning for contextual ads and what not intrusive as it is. And now this!! My private life is important. Now some people like Spookedy Spook who has no life at all :P :P might make nothing of it. But I care! It wont stop at this. I feel it were upto them they'll advise me what places i should go for a holiday, how i should spend a Sundaty afternoon, and which color socks I should wear. I hate it, absolutely hate it! <b>jedi</b> I think this is a huge concern. In fact, I find all the Google mail scanning for contextual ads and what not intrusive as it is. And now this!!

My private life is important. Now some people like Spookedy Spook who has no life at all :P :P might make nothing of it. But I care!

It wont stop at this. I feel it were upto them they’ll advise me what places i should go for a holiday, how i should spend a Sundaty afternoon, and which color socks I should wear.

I hate it, absolutely hate it!

jedi

]]> By: Spooks http://www.suyogdeshpande.net/blog/2005/12/18/ok-gmail-concerns-me-now/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Spooks Sat, 17 Dec 2005 21:04:38 +0000 http://suyogdeshpande.net/blog/2005/12/18/ok-gmail-concerns-me-now/#comment-106 I think we are a tad paranoid about this privacy stuff....I read about these very concerns when I first signed up with Gmail and my precious (yes they are: My thoughts have been valued at $100,000,000 per square inch of space taken in the brain) thought at that time was the same as it is now: who gives a flying fuck? I mean, its not as if I discuss affairs of the state on my gmail...if some perv gets a kick out of reading the monday morning discussion about the great sex that me and my weekend partner had, well, hooray for you and my commiserations on your turgid life! But, having said all that, I do see the concerns of privacy. I can understand why it might be uncomfortable and downright offending for this invasive intrusion..... The features that you have outlined are helpful when you think of it...ok, I might find the idea that someone has actually read my undying declaration of love and has sent me a list of the nearest florist; but (there is ALWAYS the but) it is helpful!!!! Also, no human is gonna read mails all day (unless they are Indian parliamentarians who have nothing better to do than debate Ganguly's exclusion...I mean...Jesus...) so I don’t mind if R2D2 reads my steams emails.... There, I have catered for both sides; I am a true politician ! Nice one Suyog...we can go on and on about this mate! Cheerio! Spooks I think we are a tad paranoid about this privacy stuff….I read about these very concerns when I first signed up with Gmail and my precious (yes they are: My thoughts have been valued at $100,000,000 per square inch of space taken in the brain) thought at that time was the same as it is now: who gives a flying fuck?

I mean, its not as if I discuss affairs of the state on my gmail…if some perv gets a kick out of reading the monday morning discussion about the great sex that me and my weekend partner had, well, hooray for you and my commiserations on your turgid life!

But, having said all that, I do see the concerns of privacy. I can understand why it might be uncomfortable and downright offending for this invasive intrusion…..

The features that you have outlined are helpful when you think of it…ok, I might find the idea that someone has actually read my undying declaration of love and has sent me a list of the nearest florist; but (there is ALWAYS the but) it is helpful!!!! Also, no human is gonna read mails all day (unless they are Indian parliamentarians who have nothing better to do than debate Ganguly’s exclusion…I mean…Jesus…) so I don’t mind if R2D2 reads my steams emails….

There, I have catered for both sides; I am a true politician
!

Nice one Suyog…we can go on and on about this mate!

Cheerio!

Spooks

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