Sep 24, 2021 20:00:00

'When using Gmail, personal information and product purchase information are stored in Google,' a user pointed out and there was a great debate

The Internet has a convenient mechanism for personal customization, such as appropriate search results and advertisements that may be of interest to users, while user data is collected for that mechanism. I have anxiety about it. In response to this, Google has

stated that it 'does not track users on the net ', but in September 2021 in the open source social network service ' Mastdon ', 'When using Google's mail service Gmail, Even if you delete the purchase history, the purchase information and shipping address are collected by Google. '

Marcus: 'If you use #GMail, #Google keeps records of every…' --Mastodon
https://mastodon.social/@gerowen/106978308085702358

Google keeps records of everything you buy, even if you delete the email receipt | Hacker News
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28631540

Marcus, an IT specialist and security enthusiast, posted to Mastodon on September 23, 2021. According to Marcus, if you're using Gmail, Google keeps track of what your users have purchased, including metadata such as price and shipping information. It also doesn't change when you clear your purchase history, and even if you haven't made a purchase, your shopping information is stored, Marcus said.

According to Mr. Marcus's reply in Mastodon's reply, it is possible to

acquire the metadata of this online shopping from 'Google Data Export'. When asked, 'How can I deal with this kind of data collection?', Marcus said, 'I'm not sure about the direct measures at the moment. I stopped using Gmail and switched to an encrypted mail service. I switched. '

In addition, many comments on Mastodon such as 'Where is the mail service that you can rest assured if you avoid Gmail?' 'Privacy is dangerous only after being attacked by spam etc., but we should always be more aware' On the other hand, in the comment section of Hacker News , which handles news such as IT and ventures, users who make comments in support of Google have appeared and the discussion is heating up.

In response to Marcus's post, in the comment section of Hacker News, 'Gathering purchase information was also talked about two years ago, but Google has been tracking such data all the time,' he said. In the form of a reply to it, 'It seems that it is not correct that the purchase information is being dug out from Gmail,' the counterargument is directed. According to this counterargument, 'Sure, the information that you receive the purchase confirmation email is kept in the history, but it does not contain valuable privacy information, and you can delete the record from the history. '.

In addition, how to call attention to privacy in the Internet environment and how to deal with correct information, such as the controversy about how convenient personalization is and where is dangerous privacy infringement, and the accuracy and legitimacy of advertising targeting declared by Google. There are many comments about.