Re: Dates for the MiniDebConf '14 finalized !

[shirish शिरीष <shirishag75@gmail.com>]

Hi all,
Google is known to have privacy issues since its inception.

For instance look at the terms and conditions it has "you give Google
a worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce,
adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display
and distribute any Content which you submit, post or display on or
through the Service for the sole purpose of enabling Google to provide
you with the Service in accordance with its Privacy Policy"

While the above wordings in its terms and conditions is worrying
enough, google historically has been lax of privacy concerns. Few
links :-

http://www.privacysurgeon.org/blog/incision/googles-commitment-to-student-privacy-unearths-some-worrying-questions/

http://mashable.com/2013/09/26/gmail-keyword-scan-wiretap/

http://www.law360.com/articles/518787/google-wants-email-scanning-info-nixed-from-transcript

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-14/google-wants-e-mail-scanning-information-blocked.html

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/220151/news-orgs-oppose-attempt-to-seal-records-in-gmail.html

The issue is actually about conveniences and lack of education of
privacy. While the majority of web users in India are not aware as
well as not educated about privacy issues, even from those who are
aware only a small percentage chose to buy a domain and maintain an
e-mail service. You would less than a handful debian.org DD's who
would have gmail account as their primary mail service.

@Pooja , hope this explains some of the legimate concerns that jonas has.
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