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FreedomTechArchitect | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Wow, I knew Google was analyzing email content for targeted ads, but this is new to me and another dimension. This is Orwellian truespeak/precrime shit.

Absolutely untrustworthy email provider ever. Only usable for signup confirmation emails, if at all.

Use smaller and better providers like https://purelymail.com/ or https://dismail.de/ (<- has one of the best security configurations btw). Or get an own domain and add an email server to it, which also looks more professional and costs less than $10/month. 

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Olive Grove Eggs | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 In principle, since 2017, Google's terms explicitly say they do not scan emails for ad targeting. https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/23/15862492/google-gmail-advertising-targeting-privacy-cloud-business But they do have a long list of 3rd parties who they vet (and then don't police) who have access to read emails https://mashable.com/article/google-reading-your-emails-response 

Google say they can scan emails for "security purposes". 

So, screw Google every which way. Much easier to delete the whole empire from your digital life than play their game of whackamole trying to find the right combination of settings to be shielded from their invasions of privacy. And if there is such a combination, you can bet they will move the goalposts to make sure they still have a way in.