[creata]

gary_0 seems to be using "security" to mean "sureness of their continued existence", as in "food security". I don't think there's any question that Gmail is more secure in the computing sense.

> Except for the bit where they read my email and advertise to me on that basis, which is admittedly an ugly tradeoff.

Iirc, Google reads your email, but explicitly says they do not use what they read to personalize your ads.

[jjeaff]

For me, the likelihood of getting locked out without recourse should also be included.

[theturtletalks]

So what’s the reason for reading it then?

[creata]

Probably the relevant bit:

> To provide you features like smart inbox categories, Smart Compose, and spam detection, we use Gmail data to provide a more intelligent email experience and keep you safe. - https://support.google.com/mail/answer/10434152?hl=en

Famously, a while back, at some Google subdomain, you could see a list of all of your payments extracted from your emails, but I'm not sure that still exists.

[theturtletalks]

Ah that makes sense, thanks