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Yup, I forgot where I read this, but I believe all Gmails are eligible for the model. Again, forgot where I saw this, but Google takes great precaution to prote
by dmazin 8y ago
Yup, I forgot where I read this, but I believe all Gmails are eligible for the model. Again, forgot where I saw this, but Google takes great precaution to protect your data from human inspection, but being used in the corpus is fair game.
- peatmoss 8y agoI think if you are a (paid?) enterprise user, they do not do this. On the other hand, sussing out what is and is not fair game is quite a lot easier with a service such as Fastmail.
- scrollaway 8y agoDoesn't have to be "enterprise". Anyone can pay $5/mo for GSuite (https://gsuite.google.com https://gsuite.google.com), which includes gmail and a ton of other tools. Furthermore, it's on your own domain rather than @gmail.com, which is not only better (you truly own the email address), it's also a hell of a lot more professional and makes it easier to migrate to other services if you wish to. To put it bluntly, if anyone here is complaining and has an @gmail.com address, email me and I'll be happy to help you buy your own domain and create MX records to either gsuite or fastmail. But I just can't hear the empty negativity anymore from consumers who say "no! bad google!", yet, by using the free product, keep making their emails available for the AI models and keep signaling to Google that an advertising business model works better than a paid-per-user one.
- peatmoss 8y agoThat's a generous offer, and one that I'd echo. If anyone is unsure where to start, or wants some advice, I'll be glad to help you with domain registration and email hosting MX record setup.
- Bucephalus355 8y agoWhy can’t I buy gmail and just use regular @gmail? Would love all the features of GSuite, but a custom domain name I would pay even more to avoid. Unless you’re running a business, it looks bizarre. For some in the development industry / those who write technical blogs I can imagine that being useful at times, but still......
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- dannyw 8y agoGet a personal domain name, e.g. "taylor@bushinka.me" if your name is Taylor Bushinka. With @gmail.com, you have lock in. With @yourdomain.com, you don't.
- scrollaway 8y agoGo to https://gandi.net https://gandi.net and buy a domain name you like with your name in it. I recommend something with your last name. <lastname>.me is a good one, or something more clever if you like. It doesn't look bizarre, trust me. It looks extremely professional. Even on CVs, this alone will get you past some filters. And the domain name is $5-10 USD / year, it's nothing.
- CamelCaseName 8y agoI've been meaning to do this for ages. Thanks to you, I just did. https://i.imgur.com/wXkPYXs.png https://i.imgur.com/wXkPYXs.png Let me know if you have any tips for getting the most out of my new subscription!
- scrollaway 8y agoCongrats! Go to https://admin.google.com https://admin.google.com - there's a lot of cool stuff you can do there that isn't usually possible in a regular Gmail account, including for example recovering emails and drive files up to 3-4 weeks after they've been deleted.
- njarboe 8y agoI don't think this is true. When our large university switched to gmail, all I could find was that they said they would not use our emails for targeting advertising. Seems like that leaves a lot of other possibilities like profile creation (they just won't use it to target ad at you), machine learning of all types, cross correlation with my personal email for who knows what, etc.
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- prlambert 8y agoPaid domains can choose if they want us to use their data for training. Many do since it improves the quality of features they receive.
- prlambert 8y agoThis is correct.