ConnectKW News: April 2004
Canada Benefits
"Welcome to the Canada Benefits Web site, your Internet doorway to government-wide information about benefit programs and services for individuals. Canada Benefits is run by the Government of Canada."
Posted 13 April 2004
Privacy Concerns Raised Around New E-mail Service
From the Globe and Mail : The upcoming Google Mail service is debuting to acclaim and controversy. The new free web mail service will offer a gigabyte of storage space and a number of features that Yahoo and Hotmail simply do not have, but consumer groups have attacked Google for potential privacy violations.
Google's mail service will be free, but only because Google intends to run its ads as users view their e-mail. Google Ads are known for their ability to scan the websites they reside on in order to provide relevant advertisements. The prospect of Google doing this to private e-mails has alarmed privacy watchdogs.
From the article: "Google portrays the commercialization of e-mail as a small trade-off for a service that will give each user one gigabyte of storage — up to 500 times more than other leading free services — and provide a quicker, cleaner way to search e-mailboxes." / "Nevertheless, critics say the free storage — roughly the equivalent of 500,000 pages — isn't worth compromising individual privacy rights.
Posted 8 April 2004
