Google: see no evil

This global monopolist deems itself a world's dictator. It has opinions just about everything, and it imposes and enforces them, with an iron fist. But scratch it, and it suddenly becomes so touchy-feely.

Enter their abuse email address: abuse@google.com. It does not want to receive abuse reports because, oh, horror, its users may be vulnerable:

abuse@google.com
   Error Type: SMTP
   Remote server (142.251.111.26) issued an error.
   hMailServer sent: .
   Remote server replied: 550-5.7.1 [***.***.***.***      18] Gmail has detected that this message is likely
550-5.7.1 suspicious due to the very low reputation of the sending IP address.
550-5.7.1 To best protect our users from spam, the message has been blocked.
550-5.7.1 For more information, go to
550 5.7.1  https://support.google.com/mail/answer/188131 - gsmtp

It is your fucking job to receive abuse reports when your users abuse your TOS and threaten the security of our networks, but you refuse. This makes you an accomplice. I am sure that I can come up with a number of criminal/penal code sections to charge your execs for this, but I am not so naive to expect any judge to uphold the law, considering how deep its pockets are.

Posted by: LinuxLies at 09:56 AM | No Comments | Add Comment
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