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CA Senator Plans Bill on Gmail and Privacy

California State Senator Sen. Liz Figueroa (a strong privacy advocate) issued a press release on April 9 in which she quoted from a letter she sent to Google opposing the plan for Gmail to scan user email content to use as a profiling mechanism for advertising.

  • She stated, “I cannot urge you strongly enough to abandon this misbegotten idea…I believe you are embarking on a disaster of enormous proportions, for yourself, and for all of your customers.”
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