Dumb link seller

asiansamurai

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A seller that I know who is selling rather good links is using gmail to contact me.

Even when I gave them a hint that they should either contact me on skype or use another email, they gave me another gmail address.

Should I purchase these links or should I avoid them since Google will probably know I purchased links from this guy by monitoring his gmail?

 

Leith

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I don't think they monitor emails for buying a few links.. I might be wrong..

 

SEO Power

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You are too paranoid.

 

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pana1

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I think it's okay to buy links via gmail

 

techblog

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if that is really your concern, ask him to zip it with a password.

you just being paranoid though!

 

BHopkins

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If Google is reading your email to detect link buying, that is a Federal violation of privacy. There is a lot of jail time involved for trying to detect if YOU are trying to buy some links.

 

Duffers5000

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Google can easily monitor your email and hand over the info to any government agency that requests it.

In the real world I doubt very much they are monitoring emails unless subpoenaed to, so Im sure you are safe but I still think its a poor marketing fail for any seller to be using gmail/drive/docs

 

BHopkins

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Duffers5000 said:

Google can easily monitor your email and hand over the info to any government agency that requests it.

In the real worl I doubt very much they are monitoring emails unless subpoenad to, so Im sure you are safe but I still think its a poor marketing fail for any seller to be using gmail/drive/docs

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I'm not expert, but "monitoring" your email is a violation of privacy laws. "Handing over" your email is what they would do if they received a subpoena.

 

Laubster

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I recommend against all things Google when it comes to PBN's: Drive, gMail, Chrome. They're prob. not watching it, but could.

 

Duffers5000

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No. If you have a spare week to read their tos you will notice that you accepted they can look at your emails when you ticked the box http://www.dailytech.com/Google+Yes+we+Read+Your+Gmail/article33184.htm

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/15/gmail-scans-all-emails-new-google-terms-clarify

Again tin hat off Its unlikely they are monitoring on an ongoing basis but I hate recieving seo work in a gmail or doc because they can target someones gmail account for an appraisal.

Duffers5000 said:

Google can easily monitor your email and hand over the info to any government agency that requests it.

In the real world I doubt very much they are monitoring emails unless subpoenaed to, so Im sure you are safe but I still think its a poor marketing fail for any seller to be using gmail/drive/docs

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Last edited: Sep 3, 2014