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> I'm pretty sure they do mine emails for their own ad targeting. They do not. See https://support.google.com/mail/answer/6603?hl=en https://support.google.com
by wstrange 7y ago
> I'm pretty sure they do mine emails for their own ad targeting.
They do not. See https://support.google.com/mail/answer/6603?hl=en https://support.google.com/mail/answer/6603?hl=en
"We will not scan or read your Gmail messages to show you ads."
- eschutte2 7y agoInteresting, looks like they stopped in 2017.
- tuananh 7y ago> "We will not scan or read your Gmail messages to show you ads." that reads to me like ""We may do it for other purposes."
- jdminhbg 7y agoThey obviously do, as does every mail provider that filters spam, at a bare minimum.
- SahAssar 7y agoWell, if they didn't you wouldn't be able to search in your inbox, among other things.
- twoflower9 7y agoWhenever I book a flight google offers to set alarms and gives me don't forget your flight tomorrow notifications. They are obviously reading the email to achieve this.
- tinus_hn 7y agoYet, they state https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en > Our automated systems analyze your content (including emails) to provide you personally relevant product features, such as customized search results, tailored advertising, and spam and malware detection. This analysis occurs as the content is sent, received, and when it is stored.