Its system Google to scan the contents of its users' e-mail gmail, for serving targeted ads, has always been controversial since the company launched the service before 10 years.
Last Monday, Google added a paragraph to Terms of Service which he attempts to explain better the way the software scans the content of e-mails.
The new TOS added the following paragraph:
Our automated systems analyze your content (including emails) to provide you personally relevant product features, such as customized search results, tailored advertising, and spam and malware detection. This analysis occurs as the content is sent, received, and when it is stored.
Our automated systems analyze your content (including email) to provide you with relevant products, such as customized Results search, tailored ads, but also to detect spam and malware. This analysis takes place when sending, downloading and storing content.
The CNET reports that, according to a statement from a Google spokesperson, "Today's changes clarify everything that has been heard in recent months."
However, a paragraph in the company's TOS does not seem to stop the complaints of thousands of supporters of the Freedom and Privacy and Data Activist groups, who believe that Google Gmail is scanning and policing by illegally stealing data from users. of the service.
Of course, Google has so far used as an argument that all Gmail users have accepted the terms of the service since they clicked "I accept" when registering.
