Google & Privacy

The Electronic Privacy Information Center has asked the Federal Trade Commission to: 

... pull the plug on Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, and the company's other Web apps until government-approved "safeguards are verifiably established."

More details on Cnet News here. Tempest in a teapot or something to worry about?

GMail Stickers

Act fast for some free GMail stickers from Google. From the Official Google Mail Blog:

There's the standard Gmail m-velope -- dressed up in glitter. One of three bookplate style stickers you can stick on anything from the inside of a favorite book to your laptop or your skateboard. (Trading with friends is encouraged -- we realize the unicorn isn't for everyone.) And there's a sheet of keyboard shortcut stickers intended as a tool to help people learn Gmail's shortcuts. The adhesive is a bit more removable than standard stickiness, so you can take them off once you've trained your fingers.

Details here. Your self-addressed stamped envelop needs to be postmarked by February 14, 2009.