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minnix to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 year ago

From its start, Gmail conditioned us to trade privacy for free services

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From its start, Gmail conditioned us to trade privacy for free services

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minnix to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 year ago
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If Gmail proved anything, it was that people would, for the most part, accept any terms of service. Or at least not care enough to read the fine-print closely.
  • Vash63
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    36•1 year ago

    The web UI was also vastly superior to Hotmail or Yahoo

    • ddh
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      28•1 year ago

      And they blocked way more spam

      • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘
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        12•1 year ago

        Little did we know that it was them that was the real spam

        • @Facebones@reddthat.com
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          14•1 year ago

          The real spam was the friends we made along the way

          • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘
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            3•1 year ago

            Ain’t that the dang truth! lol

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