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The relevant Google link : https://support.google.com/a/answer/11194328?hl=en https://support.google.com/a/answer/11194328?hl=en One tidbit from the link, I do

The relevant Google link : https://support.google.com/a/answer/11194328?hl=en https://support.google.com/a/answer/11194328?hl=en One tidbit from the link, I don't know if it changes the narrative much or not : > Note: Google never uses your data in Google Workspace core services for advertising.

HeckFeck 5y ago
I really want to believe that owing to the prevalance of Google Workspace at every job I've worked, but my cynical side doesn't believe it. I would not be surprised if they twist the definition of "advertising" or just use your private data in other unstated ways. We can assume this is just legal coverage for them. For you, cunning wordplay to make you believe what they want so you don't act in your own interest. Honesty is too much to ask when you make your billions from tracking and advertising.
- lupire 5y ago
  Why has no one sued for violation of contract? Even if Google wins, it would be a big PR event.
  - judge2020 5y ago
    Because they really don’t use that information for advertising. They even stopped scanning @gmail account email for ad purposes in 2018. Advertising still happens outside of these core services, eg via cross site tracking in the web browser.
- tatersolid 5y ago
  > owing to the prevalance of Google Workspace at every job I've worked This frightens me. I may have a skewed vision from 25 years in the banking industry; do real functional businesses (not VC money fires) actually pay Google to harvest their data and not deliver inbound email?
  - HeckFeck 5y ago
    It's a small sample, but I've worked for two small software houses and one medium sized software company. All these use Google for nearly everything except IM. AFAIK, all my university contacts have went to companies where the story is the same. (Actually the university itself was the only exception, they moved from Exhange to O365 during my studies). Sad to see it but not much love for Sendmail or Exchange.
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HeckFeck 5y ago

I really want to believe that owing to the prevalance of Google Workspace at every job I've worked, but my cynical side doesn't believe it. I would not be surprised if they twist the definition of "advertising" or just use your private data in other unstated ways. We can assume this is just legal coverage for them. For you, cunning wordplay to make you believe what they want so you don't act in your own interest. Honesty is too much to ask when you make your billions from tracking and advertising.

lupire 5y ago
Why has no one sued for violation of contract? Even if Google wins, it would be a big PR event.
- judge2020 5y ago
  Because they really don’t use that information for advertising. They even stopped scanning @gmail account email for ad purposes in 2018. Advertising still happens outside of these core services, eg via cross site tracking in the web browser.
tatersolid 5y ago
> owing to the prevalance of Google Workspace at every job I've worked This frightens me. I may have a skewed vision from 25 years in the banking industry; do real functional businesses (not VC money fires) actually pay Google to harvest their data and not deliver inbound email?
- HeckFeck 5y ago
  It's a small sample, but I've worked for two small software houses and one medium sized software company. All these use Google for nearly everything except IM. AFAIK, all my university contacts have went to companies where the story is the same. (Actually the university itself was the only exception, they moved from Exhange to O365 during my studies). Sad to see it but not much love for Sendmail or Exchange.

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