Not sure about Google

[ZenGum]

But how can he google ask.com if google keeps being redirected to ask?


Like, whoah, dude.

[Lamplighter]

Goggle going where no man has gone before...

PCWorld
By Jared Newman,
Aug 8, 2012 1:30 PM

Google Tests Feature that Shows Gmail Messages in Search Results

A new Google search experiment lets Gmail users to see
relevant e-mails alongside regular search results on Google.com.<snip>
Google doesn't search your Gmail account every time you run a Web search.
Instead, it offers to show Gmail results for certain types of queries, such as band names and locations.
When Google has Gmail results to show, a box on the right-hand side of the screen
says who the messages are from. You can then expand this box to see snippets of each message,
and from there you can jump into Gmail to read the whole thing.

[glatt]

The search is of your own Gmail account. You're not going to see search results including strangers' email. The only way this is a privacy issue is if you share your computer and are still logged in to Gmail.

It may be annoying to get the extra results, but that's a different issue.

[Lamplighter]

For now...

but I suspect advertisers / employers will not be able to stay away from emails
any more than they have from GPS or anything else that Google collects and is now the owner.

My background is in genetic disease, and I have seen what can
happen when personal information gets into the wrong hands.
My feelings about the internet come from this, and recently
Google is acting more and more like the "wrong hands".

We realize that emails on the internet are not private.
Maybe it's time for apps that move emails via https

[BigV]

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

For now...

but I suspect advertisers / employers will not be able to stay away from emails
any more than they have from GPS or anything else that Google collects and is now the owner.

My background is in genetic disease, and I have seen what can
happen when personal information gets into the wrong hands.
My feelings about the internet come from this, and recently
Google is acting more and more like the "wrong hands".

We realize that emails on the internet are not private.
Maybe it's time for apps that move emails via https

...

gmail has been available via strictly https for some time now.

And you're right, email has the security equivalent of a post card. If you want more security than a post card, you'd better take explicit steps.

but I suspect advertisers / employers will not be able to stay away from emails
any more than they have from GPS or anything else that Google collects and is now the owner.

I don't understand this part of your remarks. I don't know what risk there is from employers regarding my email, not in the context of hybrid web/gmail search results. and gps? What's the risk there? That my employer knew/knows my route? Presumably when I'm doing work for them, sure. If they're tracking me when I'm on my own time, that's a totally different issue, presumably because I've opted IN for some location based system like Latitude. That's my problem, not my employer's. How can I complain about my employer following me around when I've invited put it all out there for my fans to follow?

Or, I just misunderstand you more. Definitely possible. Please feel free to explain or correct me, as you will. Thanks.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by BigV

...

gmail has been available via strictly https for some time now.

Could you explain that?

[Lamplighter]

Once more, the corporate giant is out to kill off the others.

PCMag.com
David Murphy
September 15, 2012

Google Puts Internet Explorer 8 on Notice, Ends Support in Nov.

Still rocking Windows XP? How about Internet Explorer 8?
If you're a fan of Google's services, it might be time to upgrade to a new iteration of the browser
— or a different browser entirely. According to Google, the company is officially discontinuing support
for Internet Explorer 8 across all of its Web services as of November 15 of this year.<snip>


While Google hasn't made note of any compatibility issues that could happen following the transition,
users still accessing Google apps with IE8 will start to see messages indicating that they should upgrade their browser.<snip>

[BigV]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Could you explain that?

http vs https

http is hypertext transport protocol

https is hypertext transport protocol secure

Secure is better. by making gmail available via https ONLY, they take a big step to secure your information. There's a kind of interesting topic, sidejacking, described in the link.

sorry for the delayed response.