Google Snooping Gmail Accounts?

Dom · Nov 7, 2004, 07:10 PM

"Darknest sends word that his Gmail account has been terminated by Google because of suspicious files stored in his account. According to the user, he admits to having a few cracks and key generators on his account but is unsure how Google found out about it."

"Darkrest suspects that the Google bot which searches for certain key words for advertisers is doing more than just searching advertisement phrases; he claims that the bot is also searching for words that are associated with illegal files, such as key generators and cracks."

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I was never told why my account was cancelled, once I logged into my Gmail account I noticed that my files were missing....two days later, my account was terminated. This sux man!

"The user doesn't deny having illegal files stored on his PC, however states that Google has no business looking at his emails."

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BWX · Nov 7, 2004, 08:00 PM

Not surprising- I have nothing to hide, but I still won't use my Gmail account now just on principal. Google has no right to sniff your mail and decide what you should have and what you shouldn't..

nForcer · Nov 7, 2004, 08:08 PM

Well DUH! Offer THAT amount of storage and you should EXPECT monitoring.

Hell, can anyone tell me why .zip and .rar files are segmented into 15MB chunks?
I'll tell you - long ago, AOL offered ~15MB email storage per account (course back then 'files' were much smaller and 1-2 accounts was enough). So instead of using a dial-up home-user's internet connection, they used AOL's!

Little bit of trivia for ya all!

Dom · Nov 7, 2004, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by nForcer

Well DUH! Offer THAT amount of storage and you should EXPECT monitoring.

Hell, can anyone tell me why .zip and .rar files are segmented into 15MB chunks?
I'll tell you - long ago, AOL offered ~15MB email storage per account (course back then 'files' were much smaller and 1-2 accounts was enough). So instead of using a dial-up home-user's internet connection, they used AOL's!

Little bit of trivia for ya all!

I knew that!

b0ris84 · Nov 7, 2004, 08:26 PM

the reason its 15mb/file is because of aol that is right till now on aol the maximum capacity of a attachment is still 15mb/file and warez was shared through aol and using bigger file attachments was better because it would obviously decrease the # of files you would need to split the outcome into.the rls groups just got used to doing it in that size so they still use it but still how could you use keygens and cracks who does that .........roll eyes in sneaky matter

Necrosis · Nov 7, 2004, 08:28 PM

I wonder if he was also using it to store files?

interspaced · Nov 7, 2004, 08:40 PM

did he use the gmaildrive program? Perhaps they didn't like that

zerodamage · Nov 7, 2004, 08:43 PM

It is basically his word against no one's word. Who really knows if this guy is telling the truth.

Regular John · Nov 7, 2004, 09:00 PM

From the Terms of Use

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# Proper Use. You agree that you are responsible for your own communications and for any consequences thereof... (i) use the Service to upload, transmit or otherwise distribute any content that is unlawful, defamatory, harassing, abusive, fraudulent, obscene, contains viruses, or is otherwise objectionable as reasonably determined by Google; (ii) upload, transmit or otherwise distribute content that infringes upon another party's intellectual property rights or other proprietary, contractual or fiduciary rights or obligations; ...(iv) use the Service for any fraudulent or inappropriate purpose; or (v) act in any way that violates the Program Policies, as may be revised from time to time. Violation of any of the foregoing may result in immediate termination of this Agreement, and may subject you to state and federal penalties and other legal consequences. Google reserves the right, but shall have no obligation, to investigate your use of the Service in order to determine whether a violation of the Agreement has occurred...

Of course they are going to check if you are doing illegal activities with THEIR own web space. They after all would be the ones who would be charged should they be caught hosting warez or other illegal files. They shouldn't monitor non-suspicious files, but its not as if they deny that they won't ever look around for stuff thats out of line. Jesus Christ, they are giving people 1 gig of FREE space, of course there's a catch.

Shadow Lady · Nov 7, 2004, 10:44 PM

people just doenst read anyhting lately, its said in the use terms, but yeah it seems wrong if they look into everything u have.

but how do we know if someone didnt told gmail about the use this guy was giving to the account?

its many things to be seen...

kalx · Nov 8, 2004, 10:09 AM

if your stupid enough to store keygens and cracks on your gmail account , you may as well make a neon sign outside your door saying ,"I`m a pirate please arrest me"
The basic truth behind this you did something stupid you got punished now you got no gmail account. Making posts complaining they caught you is lamer than lame.

pr0digal jenius · Nov 8, 2004, 04:26 PM

yea...this guy's a retard...email si designed to store emails...not warez..thats what jumpdrives are for

Nov 7, 2004, 08:26 PM	#5
b0ris84 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: brooklyn Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	a little more info the reason its 15mb/file is because of aol that is right till now on aol the maximum capacity of a attachment is still 15mb/file and warez was shared through aol and using bigger file attachments was better because it would obviously decrease the # of files you would need to split the outcome into.the rls groups just got used to doing it in that size so they still use it but still how could you use keygens and cracks who does that .........roll eyes in sneaky matter

Nov 7, 2004, 10:44 PM	#10
Shadow Lady Avril Fan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: somewhere in colombia, okok, bogotá city :p Posts: 1,262 Rep Power: 0	people just doenst read anyhting lately, its said in the use terms, but yeah it seems wrong if they look into everything u have. but how do we know if someone didnt told gmail about the use this guy was giving to the account? its many things to be seen... __________________ Oblivion ftw

Nov 8, 2004, 10:09 AM	#11
kalx DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Evil Mountain Lair Posts: 248 Rep Power: 0	if your stupid enough to store keygens and cracks on your gmail account , you may as well make a neon sign outside your door saying ,"I`m a pirate please arrest me" The basic truth behind this you did something stupid you got punished now you got no gmail account. Making posts complaining they caught you is lamer than lame. __________________ ---------------------------------------------------> AMD FX51 / 2x OCZ 400 mhz 512MB DDR /ATi Radeon X800pro /19 inch DVI - - - - - - ---------------------------------------------------->

Nov 7, 2004, 08:00 PM	#2
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	Not surprising- I have nothing to hide, but I still won't use my Gmail account now just on principal. Google has no right to sniff your mail and decide what you should have and what you shouldn't..

Nov 7, 2004, 08:08 PM	#3
nForcer Twice the fun! Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,404 Rep Power: 0	Well DUH! Offer THAT amount of storage and you should EXPECT monitoring. Hell, can anyone tell me why .zip and .rar files are segmented into 15MB chunks? I'll tell you - long ago, AOL offered ~15MB email storage per account (course back then 'files' were much smaller and 1-2 accounts was enough). So instead of using a dial-up home-user's internet connection, they used AOL's! Little bit of trivia for ya all!

Nov 7, 2004, 08:28 PM	#6
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	I wonder if he was also using it to store files?

Nov 7, 2004, 08:40 PM	#7
interspaced DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 287 Rep Power: 0	did he use the gmaildrive program? Perhaps they didn't like that

Nov 7, 2004, 08:43 PM	#8
zerodamage HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,478 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	It is basically his word against no one's word. Who really knows if this guy is telling the truth.

Nov 8, 2004, 04:26 PM	#12
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	yea...this guy's a retard...email si designed to store emails...not warez..thats what jumpdrives are for