Gillmore vents..err…reviews Googles new GMail Terms of Service (ToS) and points out many of the ridiculous and contradictory things that lie beneath.

These terms don't restate the law. They sweep it aside. You agree to accept any future changes to the terms or policies. Any. If you don't agree NOW to all future changes, you can't ever use the service, even now under the current terms. They can cut you off for any reason, or for no reason. This is not a common carrier.

But here is the part that I love the most…

If they allege a "technical issue", including spam filtering, then they can access, read, preserve, and disclose anything in your mailbox. Since they probably do spam filtering for everybody (both for incoming and outgoing mail), then they have the right to read and disclose the contents of your email at any time.

Many spam-filtering services send copies of alleged spams to some central location. If they get N copies of similar messages, they declare it spam and publish the offending messages on the web. Google's right to send your spam to such services gives them the right to send ANY of your email to ANYONE — for publication.

Oh great..now all those dirty errr….off color e-mails ;) ...I send to my distribution list of one thousand of my closest friends are going to wind up getting me blacklisted!???!?!!?  Someone has got to stop these guys before they get out of control.