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• Opinion: You are the product for The Google

  "If you're not paying for something, you're not the customer; you're the product being sold." -- a user named "blue_beetle" on MetaFilter

• 36 state Attorneys General question Google privacy changes

  Thirty-six state Attorneys General Wednesday questioned Google's decision to change its privacy policies.

• Google previews new privacy policy

  Preview of Google's much discussed Privacy Policy changes. Click here for the most updated version from Google.

• Google's new cross-service info sharing: Why the hubbub?

  How you feel about Google's newest information-sharing policy all boils down to how comfortable you are with Google following your every move online.

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  Gmail Backup, a recipe for happiness

  Before I get to this week's main topic I must give a big thumbs-up to a book that all of you who like to cook will thoroughly enjoy: "Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food" by Jeff Potter (pub. O'Reilly).

• Google further integrates Google+ into Gmail

  Google has started pushing its Google+ social networking service further into Gmail with new features that let users add to their circles directly from their email accounts.

• Google fouls up Gmail iPhone app

  Google had better hope you get more than one shot to make a good first impression. That's because the shiny new Gmail app rolled out for the iPhone and iPad on Wednesday contained a pretty serious bug that Google acknowledged broke notifications and "caused users to see an error message when first opening the app".

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  5 reasons not to move your company to Google

  They're being sold as the best thing since sliced bread, but in the name of fairness it's important to point out that Google's Gmail and Docs solutions aren't for everybody. Early adopters may be crowing about their benefits now, but the likelihood of painful migrations, mismatched expectations, functional gaps and major business change may be enough to keep you on the sidelines for now. Here are five reasons you may want to hold off on jumping to Google apps for a while.

• 15 add-ons to become a Gmail power user

  Many users live their lives in Gmail, all without ever recognising its full potential. These widgets can help.

• A look at the new features in Gmail

  Google took advantage of the launch of social networking service Google+ to give Gmail a makeover.

• RMIT goes Google, says no to Microsoft's Cloud

  RMIT has moved its 74,000 students to Google as part of a long-term Cloud computing strategy.

• Gmail users are younger and more worldly, study says

  Do use Gmail? If you do, chances are you're an urban-dwelling, world-traveling careerist with a hankering for potato chips, according to a recent survey by personalized Web recommendation engine Hunch. The service took a look at the personal tastes of its users to draw some interesting conclusions about people based on their preferred Webmail service.

• Google Gmail snafu lesson: Backup, backup, backup

  Gmail is hard at work restoring service to about 40,000 Gmail users after a software bug deleted their e-mail messages, folders, labels and filters. So, while things are looking good for those users affected by the bug, this episode proves, once again, that while Web-based services may be robust, you still have to take responsibility for your own data.

• Google apologizes for Gmail bug that shook 150,000 users

  Google says it is "very sorry" for a Gmail software bug that reset some 150,000 accounts and left their owners contemplating the prospect of having lost years worth of data. The outage affected only a fraction of one per cent of Gmail users, but its severity was particularly noteworthy.

• Gmail bug deletes e-mails for 150,000 users

  The cloud has failed roughly 150,000 Gmail users, whose e-mails have been deleted and accounts disabled by a mysterious glitch.