Saturday, 3. April 2004

Why Google Wants To Read Your E-Mail


Google's plan to offer free Web-based e-mail has raised worries among privacy advocates that the service could make it easier for law enforcement to conduct surveillance of its users.

Google said Wednesday it plans to offer an e-mail service, called Gmail, that would give account owners 1 GB of free storage. Gmail would also offer search capabilities allowing users to find specific pieces of information buried within tens of thousands of e-mails. The size of the storage would blow away offerings from rivals like Yahoo and Microsoft's Hotmail.

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