Gmail policies

[cema]

The list of prohibited actions includes, inter alia: Intentionally distribute [...] hoaxes. As well as: Interfere with other Gmail users' enjoyment of the Service

I also like this bit: another person or his, her or its email address

Do not interfere with its enjoynment.

Comments

[email-animal.livejournal.com]

To quote the rulebook, the following is prohibited:


"selling, exchanging or distributing to a third party the email addresses of any person without such person's knowing and continued consent to such disclosure"


So, I can get my non-existing, but potential future gmail account suspended for telling Jill the email address of Jack without getting Jack's explicit permission. While, in many cases, the action of giving Jill Jack's email address may be unethical, it is hard to argue that it must be prohibited.

[cema.livejournal.com]

I noticed that too. I do not usually do that, and in fact I make a point of asking people if I can give their email address to another person.

I am sure Google is not going to abuse any quirks of its policies, so I am not seriously worrying, of course. But selective literal reading is fun.