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Billy-Bob · 18-04-2009, 20:22

Does this mean that all my e-mails and all e-mails sent to me will now be scanned for keywords and have adverts injected into them (as happens with the free GMail service that Google offer)?
If so, I'm not a happy camper - I have NO problem with this happening to the free GMail users who have, after all, decided that the advantages of a FREE, reliable e-mail service are worth the intrusion and loss of privacy. HOWEVER, the VM e-mail service is NOT free - it's a part of the (not insubstantial) monthly subscription that I pay to them, and I don't want anyone nosing around in my private e-mails (I work in Healthcare, and have a couple of friends/relatives who have serious health issues. In both my private and professional lives, I use e-mail to communicate sensitive, private and confidential medical information and advice. I simply CANNOT allow Google - or anyone else - to snoop on the contents of these e-mails)
Definitive answer to this question required IMMEDIATELY please!

18-04-2009, 20:22	#38
Billy-Bob Inactive Join Date: Oct 2008 Services: Virgin Media XXL Broadband Posts: 58	Re: VirginMedia offers enhanced service with Googlemail Does this mean that all my e-mails and all e-mails sent to me will now be scanned for keywords and have adverts injected into them (as happens with the free GMail service that Google offer)? If so, I'm not a happy camper - I have NO problem with this happening to the free GMail users who have, after all, decided that the advantages of a FREE, reliable e-mail service are worth the intrusion and loss of privacy. HOWEVER, the VM e-mail service is NOT free - it's a part of the (not insubstantial) monthly subscription that I pay to them, and I don't want anyone nosing around in my private e-mails (I work in Healthcare, and have a couple of friends/relatives who have serious health issues. In both my private and professional lives, I use e-mail to communicate sensitive, private and confidential medical information and advice. I simply CANNOT allow Google - or anyone else - to snoop on the contents of these e-mails) Definitive answer to this question required IMMEDIATELY please!