On Sun, 18 Dec 2011 01:48:45 +0000 Dustin wrote:

> Hi All.
>
> I'd like to apologize for the email you may have gotten from me which
> suggested you purchasing New Apple iPhone 4S 64GB – Black. I'd never
> send you an email to suggest you buy anything, Especially an Apple
> product.
>
> My google (gmail) account had been compromised on Thursday according to
> the webmail details page. Google claims this occurred due to a spear
> phishing campaign I and thousands (hundreds of thousands?) of other
> gmail users all fell for. (If you don't buy that either, I don't blame
> you.) Unfortunately, Google has been building a contact list for the
> webmail by harvesting email address(s) being passed in transit from the
> smtp/pop3 transactions. In other words, they're harvesting and storing
> it in your webmail account for your convenience.
>
> If you use gmail for smtp/pop3 and not webmail as myself (nor any other
> google services), you may not be aware of this. I wasn't. Until
> yesterday. I did not knowingly put anyones email address out there.
> I have since changed the passphrase again, and removed everyone from
> this webmail contact list. I will be checking the webmail interface to
> ensure it's no longer creating any contact lists as I never agreed to
> such a thing and really don't consider it a feature in the context in
> which I'm using Gmail.
>
> I am very sorry this occurred and I have done what I can to prevent it
> from happening again, atleast in so far as my abilities as a non Oper of
> gmail.
> I take your email addresses and other aspects of privacy very
> :seriously.
>
> Thanks for your time!
>
> Dustin Cook

You haven't done all you can do to reduce your problem.

Google isn't your problem, but the crappy software you use is. (Windows
OS, Xnews)

Get rid of it. That is being serious.


--
John

When a person has -- whether they knew it or not -- already
rejected the Truth, by what means do they discern a lie?