In article >,
Yeff > wrote:

> On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 02:02:36 -0600, Katra wrote:
>
> > I just don't like the idea of Google archiving all of my PRIVATE
> > e-mails!!! I'ts none of their friggin business and no-one can tell me
> > it's truly secure!
>
> Unless you're encrypting all of your emails before you send them, your
> emails aren't private at all. You're simply trusting that someone isn't
> reading them along the multiple points from your computer to your
> recipient.
>
> I'll also bet that your email program sends your password in the clear to
> your ISP when you check your mail...
>
> Privacy on the Internet? You can't assume it's there - you kinda have to
> work at it.

Well, I accept that as part of the whole internet thing... :-)
If you are doing something illegal or immoral, you will probably
eventually get tagged.

It's the "archiving" thing I have a problem with! It's bad enough that
google ate Deja News so you can search usenet posts back for many years.
:-P Some of us are kinda stupid when we first get on the internet ya
know! <lol> It's embarassing when someone uncovers 10 year old posts
when you made an ass out of yourself!

Kat

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