Re:Client-side encryption for Gmail is now generally available
by idiotsecant on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @02:22PM
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Google isn't monetizing my email contents? I have to admit I'm skeptical but if that's the case I can't imagine that staying true forever. What incentive does google have to run Gmail then? How does Gmail make money?
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Re:Client-side encryption for Gmail is now generally available
by Scion9066 on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @04:53PM
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Two ways I can see as an outsider:
1. Google Drive/One/whatever subscriptions to pay for more storage if you want to keep your old emails/files in their cloud.
2. Keeping people signed into their Google account for email could make them easier to track as they're also identified/signed in elsewhere on the web.
Re:Client-side encryption for Gmail is now generally available
by mattzito on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @06:56PM
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Gmail runs ads in the consumer version, but the ads are powered by the search and activity elsewhere.
But also workspace more broadly wants people to use Gmail in their personal lives so they want to use it at work, which then is a paid business.