[IP] A criticism of Gmail and a call for encryption everywhere [priv]
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Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 08:04:02 -0400
From: jordan pollack <pollack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [IP] Fwd: [Politech] A criticism of Gmail and a call for
encryption everywhere [priv]
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Encrypting your mail to refuse Google its ad revenue will be rejected as an
exploit for free storage, as will be only sending email to yourself,
sharing your password so others can download the Gig of MP3's or Porn,
taking multiple accounts, etc.
There hasnt been a free storage on the internet scheme which hasn't
collapsed because the
porn and warez pirates are so diligent at inventing exploits. Even reading
scrozzled text
won't stop someone from setting up 100 free accounts. Google will have to
telephone you
or take a credit card or get some other strong human ID.
I do think that a private lifetime online message archive (with search and
a desired email brand)
backed by storage rental by the megabyteyear is a viable business model and
proposed it to
Google in June '02.
But the untenability of Google's spymail and "free 1Gig" was a surprise to me.
I made a joke that when the fake Kerry sex scandal came out on Drudge, it could
leave him girded against "the prostate issue" with a fake media "virility
halo".
The masses like leaders with extra maleness, like Clinton and Schwarzenneger.
Gmail's flaws have led to extreme media coverage, "pumping up" the stock
candidate
"virility halo" prior to its IPO.
Jordan
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