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   -=> Aaron Thomas wrote to Rob Mccart <=-   
      
    AT> It doesn't seem like a big deal if Google saw (for example) a receipt   
    AT> for my electric bill, but the problem is that they are collectors of   
    AT> information in general, and I'm certain that they use it to do things   
    AT> that will irk me one way or another.   
      
    The problem comes when they consolidate your electric bill, that time   
    you photographed your driver's license, your location info from using   
    Google maps and photos and so on to make a picture that's more than the   
    sum of its parts.   
      
    AT> Spam is an issue, but I suspect that Google and the other sleazeballs   
    AT> use the spam issue as justification for things like: the power to tell   
    AT> small, private email servers "Your email server is not permitted to   
    AT> communicate with ours because we don't trust you." (This keeps them   
    AT> elevated and it keeps the little guys down.)   
      
    Yes, it's a challenge running your own mail server these days. It used   
    to be a fun part of the hobby. I remember back when, some people kept   
    open SMTP servers as a net.courtesy - and they weren't abused.   
      
      
      
      
      
       
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