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title: Gmail is bad
date: "2004-04-06T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 865
description: I link to an early 2004 critique of Gmail by Google Watch, highlighting concerns about privacy and data permanence. It captures the initial skepticism surrounding Google's automated email scanning and the long-term implications for user data.
keywords: [gmail, google watch, privacy, data retention, webmail, data collection]
---

A different perspective on [Google mail](http://www.google-watch.org/email.html).