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Re:EFF and EU should respond to Google taking FairEmail off ... by Xylakant on Thursday May 19, 2022 @11:36AM (#31436082)
Why would google care about the email client people use. They may care about the email provider people use, because that‘s where all data passes through. But I‘m fairly certain that for all they care, you could have your mail printed or view them as an expressive modern dance piece.
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Re:EFF and EU should respond to Google taking FairEmail off ... by pwg on Thursday May 19, 2022 @11:43AM (#31436165)
> Why would google care about the email client people use.

Because the "client" is where advertising can be most easily inserted to monetize that user.

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Re:EFF and EU should respond to Google taking FairEmail off ... by Xylakant on Thursday May 19, 2022 @01:26PM (#31437562)
But they don’t. Or does the default mail client on Android come with built-in advertisement?
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Re:EFF and EU should respond to Google taking FairEmail off ... by pwg on Thursday May 19, 2022 @02:45PM (#31438488)
Personally I don't know, as I use K-9 Mail from F-Droid.

But from the viewpoint of an advertising company, keeping the option open to insert ads, even if they may not be doing so at this time, is in their best interests.

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