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Re:What I use instead of Google services by ewoodrich on Tuesday September 02, 2014 @08:15PM (#8260893)
This goes both ways -- the sheer amount of personal data that is entrusted to Google requires that they maintain a basic level of trust with their users.

If they were to flip a switch and turn Gmail-mined data into a dating site, or something, users would leave en masse. And good luck trying to entice new users with an expectation that their information would be misused.

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Re:What I use instead of Google services by joeclark77 on Tuesday September 02, 2014 @08:34PM (#8260952)
They won't "flip a switch", they'll just wait until the relentless march of time lowers users' expectations.
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