Assignment 2 for Net303 - Create a short, succinct online presentation summarising the key features, and related issues, of the terms of use for an online service or platform.

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by Carolyn Scott
Gmail by Google
What are you really signing up for?

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When you first signed up for your Gmail account, did you read the
Terms of Service or Privacy Policy?

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When you first signed up for your Gmail account, did you read the
Terms of Service or Privacy Policy?
More importantly, have you read them since?

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When you first signed up for your Gmail account, did you read the
Terms of Service or Privacy Policy?
More importantly, have you read them since?
Because Google reserves the right to change them at any time...

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by Carolyn Scott
When you first signed up for your Gmail account, did you read the
Terms of Service or Privacy Policy?
More importantly, have you read them since?
Because Google reserves the right to change them at any time...
Without notice.

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So if it’s been a while since you checked what you’ve agreed to, let
me summarise your contract for you.

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Your Privacy
First of all, lets have a look at your privacy.

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Your Privacy
When you sign up for a
Gmail account, they ask a
few questions such as
your name, location and
birthday.

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Your Privacy
When you sign up for a
Gmail account, they ask a
few questions such as
your name, location and
birthday.
It’s pretty basic, but it’s
still your personal
information...

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by Carolyn Scott
Your Privacy
When you sign up for a
Gmail account, they ask a
few questions such as
your name, location and
birthday.
It’s pretty basic, but it’s
still your personal
information...
...and if you think that’s
all they’re collecting –
guess again.

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Your Privacy
When you visit Gmail, Google logs certain information about you.
This can include your browser information, IP address, date, time
and your type of interaction.

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by Carolyn Scott
Your Privacy
When you visit Gmail, Google logs certain information about you.
This can include your browser information, IP address, date, time
and your type of interaction.
Ever noticed how the ads in your Gmail account seem relevant to
your current email? Google uses information collected from your
emails to “to help advertisers and publishers serve and manage ads
across the web”. (Google, 2011)

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by Carolyn Scott
Your Privacy
When you visit Gmail, Google logs certain information about you.
This can include your browser information, IP address, date, time
and your type of interaction.
Ever noticed how the ads in your Gmail account seem relevant to
your current email? Google uses information collected from your
emails to “to help advertisers and publishers serve and manage ads
across the web”. (Google, 2011)
That doesn’t sound very private.

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Your Privacy
The good news is that if
you know where to go
and what to do, you can
opt out of this service.

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Your Privacy
The good news is that if
you know where to go
and what to do, you can
opt out of this service.
However, Google advises
that “after you delete
your information, residual
copies may take a period
of time before they are
deleted from our active
servers and may remain
in our backup systems”.
(Google, 2011)

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Your Content
Now lets have a look at Your Content

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Your Content
The good news here is that once you upload any content (such as a
profile picture) to your Gmail account, you “retain copyright and any
other rights you already hold” (Google, 2007).

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Your Content
The good news here is that once you upload any content (such as a
profile picture) to your Gmail account, you “retain copyright and any
other rights you already hold” (Google, 2007).
However, once you publish your content in your Gmail account, you
give Google “a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and
non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish,
publicly perform, publicly display and distribute” (Google, 2007) that
content.

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Your Content
The good news here is that once you upload any content (such as a
profile picture) to your Gmail account, you “retain copyright and any
other rights you already hold” (Google, 2007).
However, once you publish your content in your Gmail account, you
give Google “a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and
non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish,
publicly perform, publicly display and distribute” (Google, 2007) that
content.
You also give them the right to make your content “available to other
companies, organizations or individuals with whom Google has
relationships for the provision of syndicated services, and to use such
Content in connection with the provision of those services” (Google,
2007).

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Your Content
And remember, Google may at any time “pre-screen, review, flag,
filter, modify, refuse or remove any or all Content” (Google, 2007).

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Your Account
Finally, let’s review your Gmail account details and your relationship
with Google.

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Your Account
Finally, let’s review your Gmail account details and your relationship
with Google.
First of all, are you of legal age to form a contract with Google?
Because if not, you are not eligible for a Gmail account.

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Your Account
Finally, let’s review your Gmail account details and your relationship
with Google.
First of all, are you of legal age to form a contract with Google?
Because if not, you are not eligible for a Gmail account.
Once you do sign up, part of your agreement is to keep your
personal details as accurate and up to date as possible.

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Your Account
Finally, let’s review your Gmail account details and your relationship
with Google.
First of all, are you of legal age to form a contract with Google?
Because if not, you are not eligible for a Gmail account.
Once you do sign up, part of your agreement is to keep your
personal details as accurate and up to date as possible.
Incorrect information is a breech of the Terms of Service, which
happens to be a good enough reason for Google to disable your
Gmail account...

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Your Account
...not that they need a reason. Google reserves the right to disable
access to Gmail “to you or to users generally at Google’s sole
discretion, without prior notice to you” (Google, 2007).

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Your Account
...not that they need a reason. Google reserves the right to disable
access to Gmail “to you or to users generally at Google’s sole
discretion, without prior notice to you” (Google, 2007).
However, if you wish to terminate your Gmail account, you need to
notify Google.

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Your Account
...not that they need a reason. Google reserves the right to disable
access to Gmail “to you or to users generally at Google’s sole
discretion, without prior notice to you” (Google, 2007).
However, if you wish to terminate your Gmail account, you need to
notify Google.
In writing.

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Remember – the Gmail Terms of Service and Privacy Policy can
change at any time, without notification.

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Remember – the Gmail Terms of Service and Privacy Policy can
change at any time, without notification.
Your Privacy. Your Content. Your Details.

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Remember – the Gmail Terms of Service and Privacy Policy can
change at any time, without notification.
Your Privacy. Your Content. Your Details.
Your responsibility to stay informed.

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http://www.google.com/accounts/TOS
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