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by bagacrap 1731 days ago
privacy, or moat building? I don't consider it a breach of privacy for Gmail to index my purchases in order to show me more relevant ads and help provide a free service. And I definitely want to be able to search that index myself, like if I know I bought a product but can't remember from who or when it was, it sure would be nice to be able to search my Gmail for it.
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You might not, but I think many do, hence the angle of the NYT article (which is within their 'Privacy Project').