Google�s Big Eyes are on Your E-mail
This is a little reminder about an old saying that warns against taking something for nothing, that would also have been a great �April Fool�s� joke if it had not been true. On April 1, Google announced that it wants to give away e-mail accounts for the chance to market to customers based on their personal e-communications. The new service dubbed Gmail has gone to about 1,000 handpicked Google users. Having anyone read your mail is bad enough, but having him or her try to sell you things based on what they learn is something else all together.
Google launches test of e-mail, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 2, 2004 Friday
