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If this becomes mandatory for Google, I'd switch search engines. You may call it FUD if you wish, but I would either have to be logged out when making Google s

If this becomes mandatory for Google, I'd switch search engines. You may call it FUD if you wish, but I would either have to be logged out when making Google searches or risk having some of my e-mail with senders and subject lines revealed to anyone watching my screen. EDIT: As of now, it's opt-in. EDIT: It seems most people inferred that I meant people could see the body of the e-mail. I meant to say that people can see the subject and sender exclusively, not in addition to the body. EDIT: And no, I didn't create that throwaway account with the deleted post. I wouldn't have done this if I did. I'm just saying that it isn't all FUD.

timothya 14y ago
You can see in the screenshot that the results are hidden behind a "Show results" dropdown. There's no risk of people spotting your subject lines by peering over your shoulder at search results.
- Tipzntrix 14y ago
  "Your searches on Google.com may bring up relevant emails, files and more from Gmail and Google Drive" https://www.gstatic.com/gft/gd1_kt8j8a.png https://www.gstatic.com/gft/gd1_kt8j8a.png Check that picture out. Immediately, people can tell that you have email from a certain sender about the topic that you have just searched, even before you click "Search results". To just get all the comments out of the way: @adgar2: Senders and subject are available: Subject is the search query, sender is seen right there in the screenshot. Looking over the comment, I probably communicated that people could see the body of the e-mail. That's my mistake, I meant to say that people could see senders and subjects. @Karunamon: It's real obvious when I'm opening my e-mail that people can see my e-mail. I wouldn't expect that when just searching Google. All in all, as I said logging out is a perfectly viable option, but the slip up at the wrong time (e.g. getting some spam that passed your filter, searching "ass" while on your way to finishing typing assassin's creed or whatnot, and having "Gmail results: messages from xxx..., Jane Doe,...and 2 others" show up).
adgar2 14y ago
> You may call it FUD if you wish, but I would either have to be logged out when making Google searches or risk having some of my e-mail with senders and subject lines revealed to anyone watching my screen. Considering that's just completely untrue based on all your available data, I won't call it FUD. I'll just call it a lie.
Karunamon 14y ago
And what if you have your email open? Someone could see the senders and subject lines if they can see your screen! Oh noes! The same way anyone can see anything you're doing if they can see your screen! This isn't even FUD, this is just plain bullshit.
Karunamon 14y ago
In response to your second edit, you've answered nothing. My reply stands: >And what if you have your email open? Someone could see the senders and subject lines if they can see your screen! Oh noes! The same way anyone can see anything you're doing if they can see your screen! It's crap.

timothya 14y ago

You can see in the screenshot that the results are hidden behind a "Show results" dropdown. There's no risk of people spotting your subject lines by peering over your shoulder at search results.

Tipzntrix 14y ago
"Your searches on Google.com may bring up relevant emails, files and more from Gmail and Google Drive" https://www.gstatic.com/gft/gd1_kt8j8a.png https://www.gstatic.com/gft/gd1_kt8j8a.png Check that picture out. Immediately, people can tell that you have email from a certain sender about the topic that you have just searched, even before you click "Search results". To just get all the comments out of the way: @adgar2: Senders and subject are available: Subject is the search query, sender is seen right there in the screenshot. Looking over the comment, I probably communicated that people could see the body of the e-mail. That's my mistake, I meant to say that people could see senders and subjects. @Karunamon: It's real obvious when I'm opening my e-mail that people can see my e-mail. I wouldn't expect that when just searching Google. All in all, as I said logging out is a perfectly viable option, but the slip up at the wrong time (e.g. getting some spam that passed your filter, searching "ass" while on your way to finishing typing assassin's creed or whatnot, and having "Gmail results: messages from xxx..., Jane Doe,...and 2 others" show up).

adgar2 14y ago

> You may call it FUD if you wish, but I would either have to be logged out when making Google searches or risk having some of my e-mail with senders and subject lines revealed to anyone watching my screen. Considering that's just completely untrue based on all your available data, I won't call it FUD. I'll just call it a lie.

Karunamon 14y ago

And what if you have your email open? Someone could see the senders and subject lines if they can see your screen! Oh noes! The same way anyone can see anything you're doing if they can see your screen! This isn't even FUD, this is just plain bullshit.

Karunamon 14y ago

In response to your second edit, you've answered nothing. My reply stands: >And what if you have your email open? Someone could see the senders and subject lines if they can see your screen! Oh noes! The same way anyone can see anything you're doing if they can see your screen! It's crap.