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I wouldn't be surprised at all - gotta read the ToS. The entire reason Google went heavy on GMail, despite it being a fun 10% project initially, was so that the

I wouldn't be surprised at all - gotta read the ToS. The entire reason Google went heavy on GMail, despite it being a fun 10% project initially, was so that they could read your messages and use it to send more targeted ads.

refulgentis 4y ago
That’s not true as of several years ago, at this point. Just a meme
- lp0_on_fire 4y ago
  It is a free product and we ALL know know how free products are "paid for".
  - joshuamorton 4y ago
    Yes. They Gmail shows ads. Those ads aren't related to the content inside Gmail.
    - jeffbee 4y ago
      I imagine the ad revenue on gmail is trivial and it's just subsidized by Workspace revenue. Initially and possibly now it was/is subsidized by the incremental search quality enjoyed by logged-in users.
    - lp0_on_fire 4y ago
      I'm position that the lawyers for Google have ensured that ads shown in Gmail don't relate to your email's content. Whether it's being scanned for other reasons is another question.