Have you made efforts to privatize your email

[skieur]

Lawyers and many of the people I do business with have words at the bottom indicating the confidentiality of the email and if you have received it by mistake, erase it immediately etc.

Nevertheless, they seem to have made no effort to truly privatize and secure their email practices. Considering that America On-Line and Yahoo have been hacked, that may be concerning to some people particulary since a third company was hacked for the Yahoo info. THE QUESTION is why did a third company have Yahoo information that belonged to Yahoo customers? Bulk warrants for email from private courts for the FBI and other organizations have also made email even more public.

So, basic question: Do you consider your e-mail to be public and post accordingly or do you make efforts to ensure that your email is private and secure?

I should point out that there are ways of ensuring that your email is private and secure.

 

[ronlane]

I use gmail and we all know that Google has no privacy and they collect information on everything. So I just work accordingly.

 

[runnah]

I live a very boring life so no need.

 

[skieur]

I use gmail and we all know that Google has no privacy and they collect information on everything. So I just work accordingly.

So have you looked at the privacy policy for gmail.....very interesting, or considered using www.startpage.com which is google engine searching with complete privacy?

 

[robbins.photo]

I use gmail and we all know that Google has no privacy and they collect information on everything. So I just work accordingly.

So have you looked at the privacy policy for gmail.....very interesting, or considered using www.startpage.com which is google engine searching with complete privacy?

Ok, is it just me or does the fact that we have tons of guys here wandering the streets taking pictures of people who are often unaware that they are even being photographed discussing privacy a little ironic?

 

[ronlane]

I use gmail and we all know that Google has no privacy and they collect information on everything. So I just work accordingly.

So have you looked at the privacy policy for gmail.....very interesting, or considered using www.startpage.com which is google engine searching with complete privacy?

I only read privacy policies when I am having trouble going to sleep. (Which is never). It's not something I am concerned about.

 

[skieur]

I live a very boring life so no need.

Then you must be one of the few that do not get annoyed by advertisements, spam, and emails to send money, invest, buy Viagra etc.

 

[skieur]

I use gmail and we all know that Google has no privacy and they collect information on everything. So I just work accordingly.

So have you looked at the privacy policy for gmail.....very interesting, or considered using www.startpage.com which is google engine searching with complete privacy?

Ok, is it just me or does the fact that we have tons of guys here wandering the streets taking pictures of people who are often unaware that they are even being photographed discussing privacy a little ironic?

Not at all, those photographs at least do not contain your name, address, and a full profile of your background, friends on Facebook, tweets, email etc.

 

[DarkShadow]

I use iCloud Mac mail and don't give it out but only to a few select. No spam or advertisement.

 

[skieur]

Yes, iCloud Mac has very good privacy and security features including encryption.

 

[71M]

So, basic question: Do you consider your e-mail to be public and post accordingly or do you make efforts to ensure that your email is private and secure?

Not public as such no; private, sometimes for official eyes only - confidential. Available to be scanned by big brother, if ever necessary - sure, that's how the world is. I have no need for encryption.

 

[skieur]

So, basic question: Do you consider your e-mail to be public and post accordingly or do you make efforts to ensure that your email is private and secure?

Not public as such no; private, sometimes for official eyes only - confidential. Available to be scanned by big brother, if ever necessary - sure, that's how the world is. I have no need for encryption.

If you read the privacy policy of some of the sites, you will find that personal information from email and other sources is almost public since it is shared by companies and routinely given to the authorities as a result of bulk warrants.
Then there is hacking. Yahoo which was recently hacked said it was done to a third company but the question is WHAT is a third company doing holding information from Yahoo members. American On Line and Bell were also hacked for customer info. as well as Target, Sears, and others.

You are fortunate if you have not been hit by some of the consequences yet. My sister had her bank account cleaned out by someone posing as her. Another friend had her identity stolen including credit card fraud, etc.

To say, one has no need for encryption is a little like saying one does not need locks on the doors of their house because they have never been broken into. At the same time though, like locks on doors, encryption is only one means of ensuring a reasonable level of privacy and security on the net. There are several others.

 

[71M]

If you read the privacy policy of some of the sites, you will find that personal information from email and other sources is almost public since it is shared by companies and routinely given to the authorities as a result of bulk warrants.

Personally, I'm unconcerned about that.

 

[astroNikon]

If you are so worried about your gmail or yahoo email being public
then get a private email account

gmail is used to outsource alot of companies. Google does the firewall, etc and are able to dedicated more resources to it.
Corporations that buy less costly firewall, antivirus strategies etc are more likely to get hacked more easily .... so outsource.

putting the privacy paragraph on the bottom just allows them some legal foothold if someone else keeps it and uses it against them. kinda.

 

[SnappingShark]

I use gmail. Have done for many years.
I actively made an effort to get removed from every single mailing list I was on, and then started subscribing again based on new interests and life changes.
Singe doing that, my spam has reduced to maybe 10 per week, and they are always contained in the spam folder. Not bad.

On the other hand, I use outlook.com and only use it to buy (a lot) from reputable online sites (amazon etc), but have never received ANY spam since day 1.

Have I read any T&C? Yes. Google's.
Any concerns? No.