[COLUG] Mail server advice

[Duane]

Scott Merrill wrote:

> I had run my own mail server since I got my vanity domain.  I just
> recently switched to Google for Domains, for some of the same reasons
> as you.

As someone else has pointed out, the biggest concern I/they have with
google, is google is primarily an information broker, and they offer
these free services so they can easily collect more information.

A month or 2 ago I saw an article about why computers should learn to
forget, and well this is where my primary concern with Google lies, what
you're happy to say and talk about now, is the same thing true in
future? Is everyone knowing everything about you going to lead to more
self censorship like in China, where just the thought that you might be
watched enough to make everyone scared to say anything likely to rock
the boat?

While they may not disclose information directly about you, they don't
have to, to have interesting consequences, even meta information such as
 to/from, or the types of keywords triggers by the emails can paint you
in an interesting light.

Yes, I probably am being paranoid and nothing might ever will happen
directly or indirectly as a result of using google and other large
online service providers running similar services.

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Best regards,
 Duane

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