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You do realize that Google promised not datamine your email when building a Google-wide profile of you until March 1st? I'm not sure I understand the point of
by luser001 14y ago
You do realize that Google promised not datamine your email when building a Google-wide profile of you until March 1st?
I'm not sure I understand the point of your reply. The https here is a red herring: Google can read your email even if you use https. https only prevents intermediaries from reading your email.
- peterwwillis 14y agoIt was a joke.
- jimmyvanhalen 14y agothe joke is on VikingCoder and Google.
- VikingCoder 14y agoIn this article, Google was the intermediary. I was pointing out that when they're an ISP, they're ALWAYS an intermediary. As is every other ISP. https is absolutely not a red herring. If you use an unencrypted wifi, and use http to access your online services, you do not care at all about security. After the fact, blaming Google for recording open wifi data is absurd. The point of my post was, if you're concerned about Google accessing the data between a computer and random services on the internet, then you should be REALLY concerned about them being an ISP. Just like you should be concerned about every OTHER ISP. The solution to not having ISPs - or other intermediaries - have access to all of your data is to use an https connection to your web services. Do you see the acronym "https" show up, at all in the linked article? No. That's absurd. It is THE SOLUTION to people sniffing your emails and passwords.
- jimmyvanhalen 14y agoJust because my door is open doesn't mean you can just walk in my house and steal my television.
- VikingCoder 14y agoI find your analogy absurd in every respect.
- ccaviness 14y agoWhat about if your door is open and you're talking loudly to your friend on speakerphone with the volume way up? Do I have to plug my ears when I walk past?
- jimmyvanhalen 14y agoStill doesn't give you the right to steal my tv.