I'm not that bothered by this as long as the company puts in bold, large letters when the user signs up:
The user agrees that all emails will not be considered private and will be read by google. You will then receive targeted advertising based on the content of your emails.
Thus, if your father has just died and you send an email to your relatives to discuss the funeral arrangements, Google advertisers will naturally respond by sending you details of funeral coverage plans.
There! Everyone is informed and can choose whether or not to subscribe.
[ 04-14-2004, 04:13 AM: Message edited by: Skunk ]
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