[kictanet] Privacy and Email Providers

[Ali Hussein]

Wash

I'm willing to bet my one year salary :-) That less than 1% of people who
click on 'Agree' regarding T&Cs don't read them.

Regards

*Ali Hussein*

*Principal*

*Hussein & Associates*



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On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 8:55 AM, Odhiambo Washington via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

>
>
> On 10 November 2017 at 23:03, Francis Gesora via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Don't know if this makes sense, but if you try sending an email on gmail,
>> with the word "attached" in your email body, gmail will always hold on
>> sending and propose that you consider whether you want to attach a file.
>> This seems a bit unsettling, does this mean email providers actually peruse
>> the content of the emails prior / during sending?
>>
>> I know we agree to terms, but doesn't it go against privacy policies?
>>
>
>
> Did you really "agree" to the terms? I think we need to define "agree".
> You cannot "agree" with something that you've not understood. So when you
> clicked "Yes" on the T&Cs, you actually gave a blanket consent to
> everything, including those that you don't agree with :-)
>
> From where I sit, the only privacy I think people remain with is that of
> their passwords - so far. Everything after you've authenticated is not
> private.
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
> Nairobi,KE
> +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223
> "Oh, the cruft."
>
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