Google said it was “disappointed” with a Thursday decision...
Google said it was “disappointed” with a Thursday decision from the U.S. District Court in San Jose, Calif., that rejected the company’s claims that wiretapping laws don’t apply to Gmail. “We're disappointed in this decision and are considering our options.…
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Automated scanning lets us provide Gmail users with security and spam protection, as well as great features like Priority Inbox,” a spokesman said Thursday. The decision said reading emails is not a necessary part of Google’s business operations and that invasion of privacy laws apply to opening and reading online communications without consent (CD Sept 27 p23).