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by myrandomcomment 2642 days ago
I am having a hard time with the do not read email part here. Let me tell you why.

1. I do not use google for DNS 2. I do not use chrome. I use firefox with ad blocking 3. I only browse in private browsing mode 99% of the time. 4. I have a script that updates a block list of 10s of 1000s IPs for ad and tracking blocking, etc into my host file.

So I order a box of cigars. Confirmation is to a gmail account. Next day I get stop smoking ads in YouTube. Never seen them before then.

So...

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There’s a difference between saying we don’t scan the emails and saying we don’t track the metadata either. So if you bought from an online tobacconist rather than amazon they wouldn’t need to scan the contents.
What is the metadata you are looking at? The email was from orders@randomonlinecigarshop.com? Is the email address and subject metadata? If so you are being disingenuous about not reading emails. The idea of google saying we do not read your emails, will be understood by the masses to mean we do not read you emails, not hey we take careful note of the sender and any marks on the envelope but we do not open it. It is free email, got it, but seems a bit shady in the presentation of your do’s and don’ts.