Google keeps a log of all digital receipts emailed to your GMail account.

Google keeps a log of all digital receipts emailed to your GMail account.

It's a permanent log of digital and physical things you've bought that
Google's automated scans picked up from receipts sent to your Gmail inbox.

It's apparently located at:
https://myaccount.google.com/purchases

And, it's not easy to get rid of the data, at least not en masse.
https://www.engadget.com/2015/06/01/google-privacy-security-hub/

Nor could I find _any_ way to turn it off, even after looking he
https://myaccount.google.com/data-and-personalization

Other than inevitable childish jokes about not using Gmail, or silly
suggestions about not having emails with receipts, do you know of any way
to turn this receipt tracking off that I missed?

On 05/17/2019 09:34 PM, Arlen G. Holder wrote:
Google keeps a log of all digital receipts emailed to your GMail account.

It's a permanent log of digital and physical things you've bought that
Google's automated scans picked up from receipts sent to your Gmail inbox.

It's apparently located at:
https://myaccount.google.com/purchases

I have none in either account that I use for shopping. Which purchases
are being tracked?

And, it's not easy to get rid of the data, at least not en masse.
https://www.engadget.com/2015/06/01/google-privacy-security-hub/

Nor could I find _any_ way to turn it off, even after looking he
https://myaccount.google.com/data-and-personalization

Other than inevitable childish jokes about not using Gmail, or silly
suggestions about not having emails with receipts, do you know of any way
to turn this receipt tracking off that I missed?


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"Arlen G. Holder" wrote:

Google keeps a log of all digital receipts emailed to your GMail
account.

It's a permanent log of digital and physical things you've bought
that Google's automated scans picked up from receipts sent to your
Gmail inbox.

It's apparently located at:
https://myaccount.google.com/purchases

And, it's not easy to get rid of the data, at least not en masse.
https://www.engadget.com/2015/06/01/google-privacy-security-hub/

Nor could I find _any_ way to turn it off, even after looking
he https://myaccount.google.com/data-and-personalization

Other than inevitable childish jokes about not using Gmail, or
silly suggestions about not having emails with receipts, do you
know of any way to turn this receipt tracking off that I missed?

Wow. I wonder if that's in the agreement, that they can read my emails
without any justification such as a court order. The fact getting rid of
it is difficult is no surprise. They make it that way, intentionally.
Apparently stealing information has become their forte.

It's not just receipt tracking, it's them reading our emails. That is
what they are doing. If they can do it for that purpose, they can do it
for anything. Maybe I'll move everything to my Hotmail account.

The Real Bev wrote:

Arlen G. Holder wrote:

Google keeps a log of all digital receipts emailed to your GMail
account.

It's a permanent log of digital and physical things you've bought
that Google's automated scans picked up from receipts sent to
your Gmail inbox.

It's apparently located at:
https://myaccount.google.com/purchases

I have none in either account that I use for shopping.

There are a bunch in mine.

Which purchases are being tracked?

Looks like Amazon. Could be others. I do lots of online shopping,
but employ no Google services for that. So the poster is obviously
right, they are effectively reading my emails.

Of course their filthy justification for reading our emails is that
they are providing a service, even though it is a duplicative,
unwanted, and mostly hidden service.

There was a long thread about this nine months ago on Reddit.
I'm surprised it isn't common knowledge.


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"Arlen G. Holder" wrote:

Google keeps a log of all digital receipts emailed to your GMail
account.

It's a permanent log of digital and physical things you've bought
that Google's automated scans picked up from receipts sent to your
Gmail inbox.

It's apparently located at:
https://myaccount.google.com/purchases

And, it's not easy to get rid of the data, at least not en masse.
https://www.engadget.com/2015/06/01/google-privacy-security-hub/

Nor could I find _any_ way to turn it off, even after looking
he https://myaccount.google.com/data-and-personalization

Other than inevitable childish jokes about not using Gmail, or
silly suggestions about not having emails with receipts, do you
know of any way to turn this receipt tracking off that I missed?

On 18/05/2019 10.37, John Doe wrote:
So the poster is obviously
right, they are effectively reading my emails.

Of course they machine read them. It is in the terms and conditions that
you accepted.

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Cheers, Carlos.

In article , John Doe
wrote:

Wow. I wonder if that's in the agreement, that they can read my emails
without any justification such as a court order. The fact getting rid of
it is difficult is no surprise. They make it that way, intentionally.

they can, and do.

Apparently stealing information has become their forte.

they're not stealing.

you agreed to it by accepting their terms of service.

It's not just receipt tracking, it's them reading our emails. That is
what they are doing. If they can do it for that purpose, they can do it
for anything. Maybe I'll move everything to my Hotmail account.

that isn't any better.

On Fri, 17 May 2019 21:48:17 -0700, The Real Bev wrote:

I have none in either account that I use for shopping.
Which purchases are being tracked?

Even though I generally buy online only (or mostly) what I can't get in a
brick-and-mortar store where I can inspect what I'm getting, even I. who
make frew online purchases, still have _plenty_ when I looked!
https://myaccount.google.com/purchases

The list even includes _free_ stuff - such as this femtocell cellular
repeater attached to my router tjat my cellular carrier gifted me:
https://i.postimg.cc/zDsZJNwN/purchase02.jpg

Here's a receipt for BMW factory & dealer diagnostic tools from China,
which, by the way, you can't obtain _except_ online, because this is the
both modified (i.e., hacked) versions of BMW coding software, and the exact
_same_ software that both the factory in Germany and the local dealers use,
including the ability to program the score of ECUs in the bimmer (e.g.,
EDIABAS, INPA, NCSExpert, NCS Dummies, EasyDIS, DIS/GT1 & Progman):
https://i.postimg.cc/KvGVcYKd/purchase03.jpg

Outside of stuff you can only get on the Internet, here's a receipt for an
Amazon gift order from years ago, whom I'm sure many people buy from:
https://i.postimg.cc/j2DbMQVY/purchase04.jpg

Here's a receipt for accessories bought from Nordstrom's:
https://i.postimg.cc/pd2VvjN3/purchase06.jpg

There's even a receipt containing all my details when I filled out a
tire-warranty registration card online with tire serial numbers:
https://i.postimg.cc/mDmsBp3H/purchase05.jpg

Since I do all my own mechanical work, I comprehend tire specs so that I
can purchase, online, the best tires possible, where I then have them ship
those tires to my home so that I can match mount and balance them at my own
convenience in my own garage, knowing the job is done perfectly (you don't
even want to know how many times tire shops cut corners in the interest of
"their" time and expense, when they are mounting & balancing your tires!)
https://i.postimg.cc/L6b5LpQh/purchase08.jpg

And, since I do all my own mechanical work, here are brake pads & shoes for
two vehicles shipped directly from the manufacturer's warehouse, where they
give me a discount the engineers like that I ask them about their friction
material specs - where most people are clueless, IMHO, on how to purchase
friction materials, even those as simple as OEM-spec brake pads & shoes:
https://i.postimg.cc/T1KLM4Lk/purchase07.jpg

I save tons of money buying some things online, where, for example, I got 6
better-than-OEM quality tires for less than $100 each, match mounted,
balanced, & installed.

BTW, as a public service announcement aside, notice that two cars' worth of
excellent friction materials meeting or exceeding factory OEM spec cold/hot
friction ratings, is, get this, only $100 in total! (How much did your last
brake job cost for 8 wheels?)

People who say "you get what you pay for", are, IMHO clueless idiots who
don't comprehend the spec of what they're purchasing; you get whatever it
is that you get, which you get, obviously, the best based on knowledge of
the right engineering spec, and as close to the manufacturer as you can, so
as to strip out the middlemen who jack up the prices tremendously, IMHO.

If you learn how to comprhend brake friction material specs, and then buy
as close to the chosen manufacturer as possible, and then do you own work,
a full friction material replacement meeting or exceeding factory OEM
specs, is about $50 per vehicle (front & back).[And yes, I wrote the DIY.]

HINT: I recently replaced a neighbor's SUV 5-speed clutch, diaphragm, pilot
bearing, throw-out bearing, rebuilt master & slave cylinder, and flywheel,
for about $250 in parts,. all of which met or exceeded OEM specs where
everything but the flywheel was the OE supplier (and yes, I wrote a DIY for
that too).

Back to the Google tracking of all your purchase receipts in your email,
I don't see any way to turn it off or "Pause" it, in Google parlance:
https://myaccount.google.com/data-and-personalization

The _only_ way I know to stop it is to delete your email as shown below
with this Motorola Moto-G bought as a gift phone years ago:
https://i.postimg.cc/vTXjyRGR/purchase01.jpg

If I have this much, I can imagine what someone has who buys stuff online
frequently - where - anything online - is just waiting to be hacked.

Given that, I don't see yet how _turning it off_ is possible.
o Do you?

On Sat, 18 May 2019 10:21:13 -0000 (UTC), John Doe wrote:

There was a long thread about this nine months ago on Reddit.
I'm surprised it isn't common knowledge.

I'm not sure what's common knowledge or not, where what irks me is that I
can't find _any_ way to turn it off in the "typical" place for such things:
https://myaccount.google.com/data-and-personalization

The problem is finding a _better_ free mail service than Gmail...
o Does anyone know of what's _better_ than Gmail for free?

If not, short of deleting your email, does anyone know of _any_ practical
way to turn this receipt scanning off & still use Google Gmail servers?

On 05/18/2019 08:42 AM, Arlen G. Holder wrote:
On Fri, 17 May 2019 21:48:17 -0700, The Real Bev wrote:

I have none in either account that I use for shopping.
Which purchases are being tracked?
snip
Back to the Google tracking of all your purchase receipts in your email,
I don't see any way to turn it off or "Pause" it, in Google parlance:
https://myaccount.google.com/data-and-personalization

The _only_ way I know to stop it is to delete your email as shown below
with this Motorola Moto-G bought as a gift phone years ago:
https://i.postimg.cc/vTXjyRGR/purchase01.jpg

If I have this much, I can imagine what someone has who buys stuff online
frequently - where - anything online - is just waiting to be hacked.

Given that, I don't see yet how _turning it off_ is possible.
o Do you?

Not a clue, but I looked again. My accounts are empty, but hubby's
account has one entry going back over a year ago. He wouldn't have done
anything in his account, which he only accesses using 'nail' (linux
text-only).

I normally do all the on-line shopping, but he must have ordered that
thing while I was gone. I've never done anything to block anything at
the gmail site, I rely on Thunderbird to deal with spam. Unfortunately
every once in a while it decides that real mail from friends and
relatives is spam and puts it in the junk folder. Retraining doesn't
help. This is why I don't delete it automatically.

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Children, your performance was miserable. Your parents will
all receive phone calls instructing them to love you less.

On Sat, 18 May 2019 09:16:27 -0700, The Real Bev
wrote:

On 05/18/2019 08:42 AM, Arlen G. Holder wrote:
On Fri, 17 May 2019 21:48:17 -0700, The Real Bev wrote:

I have none in either account that I use for shopping.
Which purchases are being tracked?
snip
Back to the Google tracking of all your purchase receipts in your email,
I don't see any way to turn it off or "Pause" it, in Google parlance:
https://myaccount.google.com/data-and-personalization

The _only_ way I know to stop it is to delete your email as shown below
with this Motorola Moto-G bought as a gift phone years ago:
https://i.postimg.cc/vTXjyRGR/purchase01.jpg

If I have this much, I can imagine what someone has who buys stuff online
frequently - where - anything online - is just waiting to be hacked.

Given that, I don't see yet how _turning it off_ is possible.
o Do you?

Not a clue, but I looked again. My accounts are empty, but hubby's
account has one entry going back over a year ago. He wouldn't have done
anything in his account, which he only accesses using 'nail' (linux
text-only).

I normally do all the on-line shopping, but he must have ordered that
thing while I was gone. I've never done anything to block anything at
the gmail site, I rely on Thunderbird to deal with spam. Unfortunately
every once in a while it decides that real mail from friends and
relatives is spam and puts it in the junk folder. Retraining doesn't
help. This is why I don't delete it automatically.

Account settings -- junk settings -- Do not mark as junk if
sender is in personal address book
(repeat as necessary for every account you have)

Trumps any other filter.
[]'s
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We have a new policy - Google 2012

On 05/18/2019 09:45 AM, Shadow wrote:
On Sat, 18 May 2019 09:16:27 -0700, The Real Bev
wrote:

On 05/18/2019 08:42 AM, Arlen G. Holder wrote:
On Fri, 17 May 2019 21:48:17 -0700, The Real Bev wrote:

I have none in either account that I use for shopping.
Which purchases are being tracked?
snip
Back to the Google tracking of all your purchase receipts in your email,
I don't see any way to turn it off or "Pause" it, in Google parlance:
https://myaccount.google.com/data-and-personalization

The _only_ way I know to stop it is to delete your email as shown below
with this Motorola Moto-G bought as a gift phone years ago:
https://i.postimg.cc/vTXjyRGR/purchase01.jpg

If I have this much, I can imagine what someone has who buys stuff online
frequently - where - anything online - is just waiting to be hacked.

Given that, I don't see yet how _turning it off_ is possible.
o Do you?

Not a clue, but I looked again. My accounts are empty, but hubby's
account has one entry going back over a year ago. He wouldn't have done
anything in his account, which he only accesses using 'nail' (linux
text-only).

I normally do all the on-line shopping, but he must have ordered that
thing while I was gone. I've never done anything to block anything at
the gmail site, I rely on Thunderbird to deal with spam. Unfortunately
every once in a while it decides that real mail from friends and
relatives is spam and puts it in the junk folder. Retraining doesn't
help. This is why I don't delete it automatically.

Account settings -- junk settings -- Do not mark as junk if
sender is in personal address book
(repeat as necessary for every account you have)

Trumps any other filter.

I've always had that set. Doesn't seem to work.

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Cheers, Bev
Warning: Objects in mirror appear smarter than they are.

On Sat, 18 May 2019 08:25:11 -0000 (UTC), John Doe wrote:

The fact getting rid of
it is difficult is no surprise. They make it that way, intentionally.
Apparently stealing information has become their forte.

In agreement, it does seem clear that Google keeps this receipt scanning
separate from the rest of the so-called "privacy" controls located he
https://www.engadget.com/2015/06/01/google-privacy-security-hub/

Worse, the _only_ obvious way to delete this receipt scanning appears to be
to literally delete the email itself.
https://myaccount.google.com/purchases

Since Usenet is a huge potluck picnic, I'd like to ask that we spend our
time trying to _solve_ the stated problem set, which take work to solve.

For example, maybe we can automatically PDF all incoming emailed receipts,
and then have them resent to us via an automated process?

The questions I ask that I suggest we need to consider how to answer a
1. What actually does Google consider an "electronic receipt" anyway?
2. How can we permanently turn this scanning off (or pause it)?
https://myaccount.google.com/purchases

I think the solution is something "automated" that is software that runs
locally, that "recognizes" what Google sees as a receipt, and then
automagically strips it out and resends it in a format that Google does not
scan.

For example, does anyone have an IMAGE or PDF of a receipt, that does NOT
show up in the Google permanent receipt cache?

Please quote the language that allows Google to read my emails...

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On 18/05/2019 10.37, John Doe wrote:
So the poster is obviously
right, they are effectively reading my emails.

Of course they machine read them. It is in the terms and conditions that
you accepted.

--
Cheers, Carlos.

John Doe wrote:
Please quote the language that allows Google to read my emails...


https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en

"Our automated systems analyze your content (including emails) ===
to provide you personally relevant product features,
such as customized search results,
tailored advertising, ===
and spam and malware detection.

This analysis occurs as the content is
sent, received, and when it is stored.
"

It's handy that they mention that, but is anyone surprised ?

They're not Apple. Their main source of income, comes from
that paragraph. All their other flawed business are merely
an "expense" on their advertising goldmine.

If they could scan the air you're breathing, they would.

Paul